3-3 Flashcards
(36 cards)
1
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-algia
-algesia
A
pain
2
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neuralgia
A
pain in a nerve (neur/o)
3
Q
-cele
A
hernia, localized dialtion
4
Q
gastrocele
A
hernia of the stomach
5
Q
-clasis
-clasia
A
breaking
6
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karyoclasis
A
breaking of a nucleus (kary/o)
7
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
8
Q
cystitis
A
inflammation of the urinary bladder (cyst/o)
9
Q
-megaly
A
englargement
10
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hepatomegaly
A
enlargement of the liver (hepat/o)
11
Q
-odynia
A
pain
12
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urodynia
A
pain on urination
13
Q
-oma
A
tumor
14
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lipoma
A
tumor of fat cells
15
Q
-pathy
A
any disease of
16
Q
nephropathy
A
any disease of the kidney
17
Q
-rhage
-rhagia
A
bursting forth, profuse flow, hemorrhage
18
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hemorrhage
A
profuse flow of blood
19
Q
-rhea
A
flow, discharge
20
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pyorrhea
A
discharge of pus
21
Q
-rhexis
A
rupture
22
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amniorrhexis
A
rupture of amniotic sac
23
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-schisis
A
fissure, splitting
24
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retinoschisis
A
splitting of the retina of the eye
25
Bacteria
singular: bacterium
bak-TE-re-ah
simple microscopic organisms
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cocci
singular: coccus
KOK-si
round bacteria; may be in clusters (staphylococci)(staph=staff), chains (streptococci)(strep=strip), and other formations
Ex: pneumonia, rheumatic fever, food poisoning, uti, gonorrhea
27
bacilli
singular: bacillus
bah-SIL-i
rod-shaped bacteria
ex: typhoid, dysentery, salmonellosis, TB, botulism, tetanus
28
vibrios
VIB-re-oze
short curved rods
ex: cholera, gastroenteritis
** think/looks like miniature red hots
29
spirochetes
SPI-ro-ketze
corkscrew-shaped bacteria that will move with a twisting motion
ex: lyme disease, syphilis, vincent disease
** think curved like a bobby pin or really really tight curl
30
chlamydia
klah-MID-e-ah
extremely small bacteria with complex life cycles that grow in living cells but, unlike viruses, are susceptible to abx
ex: conjunctivitis, trachoma, pelvic inflammatory disease, and other STIs
31
rickettsia
extremely small bacteria that grow in living cells but are susceptible to abx
ex: typhus, rocky mountain spotted fever
32
viruses
submicroscopic infectious agents that can live and reproduce only within living cells
ex: colds, herpes, hepatitis, measles, varicella (chicken pox), flu, AIDS
33
fungi
singular: fungus
FUN-ji
simple, nongreen plants, some of which are parasitic; includes yeasts and molds
ex: candidiasis, skin infection (tinea, ringworm), valley fever
34
protozoa
singular: protozoon
pro-to-ZO-ah
single celled animals
ex: dysentery, trichomonas infection, malaria
35
helminths
HEL-minths
worms
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what shapes can bacteria occur in?
1. round, or cocci (strep)
2. rod-shaped, or bacilli
3. curved, including vibrios and spirochetes
