Chapter 4
Third Connection: Word Master
1. Polio (noun)
Polio is a viral disease that was most common in the first half of the 20th century. Polio affects the spinal cord and causes muscle weakness and paralysis. (page 67)
2. inoculation (noun)
The act or an instance of inoculating, especially the introductionof an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body to produceimmunity to a specific disease.(page 69)
3. epidemiological (adjective)
the branch of medicine dealing with the incidence and prevalenceof disease in large populations and with detection of the source. (page 70)
4. lesion (noun)
an injury; hurt; wound. (page72)
5. pestilence (noun)
a deadly or virulent epidemic disease. (page 71)
6. pallid (adjective)
pale; faint or deficient in color(page 71)
7. barren (adjective)
not producing or incapable of producing offspring (page 71)
8. primate (noun)
any of various omnivorous mammals of the order Primates,comprising the three suborders Anthropoidea (humans, greatapes, gibbons, Old World monkeys, and New World monkeys),Prosimii (lemurs, loris, and their allies), and Tarsioidea(tarsiers), especially distinguished by the use of hands,varied locomotion, and by complex flexible behavior involving a high level of social interaction and cultural adaptability. (page 73)
9. cadavers (noun)
a dead body, especially a human body to be dissected; corpse. (page 81)
10. irrevocable (adjective)
not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled;unalterable. (page 79)
thank you so much for doing the definitions. As I was reading the book I was able to understand the words more. I hope you keep up the good work!!1
ReplyDeleteThank you for taking the time to define these vocabulary! It will provide a great reference later on.
ReplyDeleteThank you, i was able to continue reading due to the understanding of the vocabulary words. For instance, in the beginning when i read polio, i knew it was an infectious disease but wasn't sure what it exactly was but your definitions helped me clarify what it is and the author intent of putting it there.
ReplyDeleteThe vocabulary really helped me out because there are a lot of scientific terms that makes the context harder to understand without defining the words first.
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU VICKY!!! NOW I UNDERSTAND BETTER! :)
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