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Periods 3, 4, & 6 Word of the Week: hemopneumothorax
On September 6, Periods 3, 4, and 6 selected hemopneumothorax as their word of the week. When we looked up hemopneumothorax, we discovered that it means, "the accumulation of air and blood in the pleural cavity."
We decided that we also needed to look up the definition of the "pleural cavity" to make sure we understood our word of the week correctly. The pleural cavity is the chest cavity containing the lungs.
Once we understood hemopneumothorax, we made up the following sentences to illustrate our understanding:
1. My dad had a bad cough; he was diagnosed with hemopneumothorax.
2. My grandfather had difficulty breathing; he suffered from hemopneumothorax.
3. The patient appears to suffer from hemopneumothorax; he has blood running from his nose and he is struggling to breathe.
We decided that we also needed to look up the definition of the "pleural cavity" to make sure we understood our word of the week correctly. The pleural cavity is the chest cavity containing the lungs.
Once we understood hemopneumothorax, we made up the following sentences to illustrate our understanding:
1. My dad had a bad cough; he was diagnosed with hemopneumothorax.
2. My grandfather had difficulty breathing; he suffered from hemopneumothorax.
3. The patient appears to suffer from hemopneumothorax; he has blood running from his nose and he is struggling to breathe.
Period 8 Word of the Week: Cajun
On September 6, period 8 chose Cajun as our word of the week.
We used Wikipedia to find our definition of Cajun because it is a word that is commonly understood, and the dictionary might not have as much information as an encyclopedic website.
We discovered that Cajuns are "an ethnic group living mainly in Louisiana, descended from French and African immigrants to the U.S."
We then wrote a sentence about Cajuns:
The Cajuns are most dominant in Louisiana.
We used Wikipedia to find our definition of Cajun because it is a word that is commonly understood, and the dictionary might not have as much information as an encyclopedic website.
We discovered that Cajuns are "an ethnic group living mainly in Louisiana, descended from French and African immigrants to the U.S."
We then wrote a sentence about Cajuns:
The Cajuns are most dominant in Louisiana.
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