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Exploring Skin and Society: A Vocabulary Journey Through Dermatology and Everyday Life

This text dives into the rich vocabulary relating to skin health and daily interactions, focusing on terms like dermatitis, ectoderm, and rhinoplasty. It highlights concepts of peace and community with words such as pacify and suburbs, while also touching on the unique impacts of language, like brevity and legibility, in our lives. With references to both nature (protozoa and pachyderms) and culture (synagogue and pugnacious), this linguistic exploration presents a comprehensive view of how language intertwines with health, society, and personal experiences.

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Exploring Skin and Society: A Vocabulary Journey Through Dermatology and Everyday Life

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  1. Word Within a Word Unit 7B

  2. derm (skin) • Dermatitis: inflammation of the skin • A pachyderm rarely suffers from dermatitis on its trunk.

  3. zo (animal) • protozoa: single-celled organism • Does the zoo have a protozoan exhibit with microscopes to look through?

  4. per (through) • perambulate: wander around aimlessly • Do any of these pictures show perambulate people?

  5. pac (peace) • pacify: to make happy/peaceful • The child asked for his pacifier when he was ready to go to bed.

  6. brevity: briefness; use of few words A long discursive speech lacks brevity. brev (short)

  7. necropolis: cemetery; “city of the dead” If you have necrophobia, avoid the necropolis. necro (death)

  8. suburbs: residential area bordering city The Younger family desired to have a home in the suburbs. urb (city)

  9. pugnacious: inclined to fight or be aggressive Tybalt is a pugnacious character in Romeo and Juliet. pugn (fight)

  10. ectoderm: outer skin When the man burnt his arm, he damaged his ectoderm. ecto (outer)

  11. rhinoplasty: plastic surgery for the nose The 80s actress Jennifer Grey is believed to have had rhinoplasty. plasto (molded)

  12. synagogue: house of worship for Jewish congregation At the appointed time, the Jewish worshippers attended services at their synagogue. agog (leader)

  13. minuscule: very small cle (small)

  14. illegible: not readable Doctors’ handwriting tends to be illegible. il (not)

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