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MOD B
Unit #1
Term | Definition |
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a- | away from |
an- | without |
anti- | against |
bacill/o | rod |
baceri/o | bacteria |
bi/o | pertaining to life |
cocco/i | berry shaped |
diplo- | double |
dis- | negative |
epidemi/o | an epidemic |
eti/o | cause |
-genic | producing |
hetero | other |
-ism | state of, condition |
micro- | small |
-ology | study of |
staphyl/o | cluster |
-statis | controlling |
strept/o | twisted chain |
troph/o | nourishment |
autotroph | microorhanisms which feed on inorganic substances |
bacilli | rod shaped bacteria |
bacteriostasis | controlling the growth of bacteria |
dipplococci | bacteria which grows in pairs |
bacteriostasis | controlling the growth of bacteria |
dipiococci | bacteria which grows in pairs |
epidemiology | study of epidemics |
etiology | the study of cause |
heterotroph | microoganisms which feed on organic substances |
microbiology | the study of microorganisms |
staphylococci | bacteria that grow in clusters |
streptococci | bacteria that grows in chains |
aerobes | microorganisms that need oxygen to grow |
CDC | Centers for Disease Control |
immunity | protected from a disease |
incineration | cremation |
sequela | a condition following and resulting from a disease |
spirochetes | type of bacterium that may cause disease in man |
spore | bacteria with hard capsule |
systemic | occuring throughout the entire body |
transmission | transfer of anything |
aut/o | self |
-us | thing |
incubation | the time between exposure to infection |