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Vocabulary Builder Unit 11
The Human Body
STEMS
WHOLE WORDS
How to memorize better
Copy stems and meanings several times
cardio – related to the heart
cardiac, cardiology
Have someone call stems out to you and you
answer
aud/audi – related to hearing
audio, audience
Make and use flash cards
hema/hemo – related to blood
hemoglobin, hemorrhage
Practice a hand sign or movement
neuro – related to the brain
neurologist, neurosis
Notice when you read a word with a stem you are
learning
derm – related to the skin
taxidermy, hypodermic
List of words you already know that use a stem
you are learning
gastr/gastro – related to the stomach
gastric, gastritis
Make a word association
Record yourself saying the stem and its meaning,
then listen to it
A. Look up the definition of the whole words and then place the correct word on the correct line.
1.
pertaining to the stomach
2
a physician specializing in neurology (nervous system)
3
the art of preparing and preserving the skins of animals.
4.
of, or pertaining to, or employed in the transmission, reception, of sound.
5.
of or pertaining to the heart.
6.
a group of spectators at public event; listeners or viewers.
7.
the study of the heart and its functions in health and disease.
8.
inflammation of the stomach, especially of its mucous membrane.
9.
a mild personality disorder including anxiety, obsession, or depression
10.
an extreme discharge of blood, as from a ruptured blood vessel.
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characterized by putting medicine or drugs under the skin
12.
oxygen-carrying pigment of red blood cells that gives them red color
B. Create a hand signal or pose to help you remember the precise meaning of the stem. Check the box when done.
 card/cardio
 aud/audi
 hema/hemo
 neuro
 derm
 gastr/gastro
C. Make flash cards and practice. Check a box every time you get them all right:        
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D. Write a sentence using a word that shows you know the precise meaning of the stem.
card/cardio
aud/audi
hema/hemo
neuro
derm
gastr/gastro
E. Write a story using one of the whole words that uses each stem (from the top of the first page). It can be crazy but
it has to make sense OR Copy each stem and its meaning 10 times.
F. Draw a picture to help you remember the precise meaning of the stem.
card/cardio
aud/audi
hema/hemo
neuro
derm
gastr/gastro