Chapter 3 - Bacteria, Color and Some Medical Terms Flashcards by Erin Ferguson

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Bacillus

A

Bacteria that are rod-shaped (plural is bacilli)

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Coccus

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Bacteria that are round in shape (plural is cocci, pronunched ‘coc’seye’)

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Dipl/o

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Pairs; bacteria that grow in pairs

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Staphyl/o

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Bunches, like grapes; bacteria that grow in clusters

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Strepto/o

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Twisted; bacteria that grow in twisted chains

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Alb-

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White

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Chlor/o-

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Green

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Chrom/o-

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Color

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Cirrh/o-

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orange-yellow

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Cyan/o-

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Blue

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Erythr/o-

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Red

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Leuk/o-

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White

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Lutein/o-

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Saffron yellow

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Melan/o-

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Black

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Poli/o-

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Gray

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Rhod/o-

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Red

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Rubi/o-

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Reddish. redness

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Xanth/o-

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Yellowish

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A-

an-

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Without, not

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Acro-

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Extremities; top or extreme point

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Aero-

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Air

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Aniso-

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Unequal

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Brady-

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Slow

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De-

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Take away, remove

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Dia-

Through (as in running through)

Dif- | dis-

Apart, free from, separate

Dys-

Bad, painful, difficult

Ec, ecto-

Out, outside, outer

Emia-

Blood: condition of

End- | endo-

Within, inner

Eu-

Good, easy

Extra-

Outside, beyond

Hemi-

One side, half

Hemo-

Blood

Hetero-

Different

Homo-

Same | resemblind each other

Hydro-

Water

Hyper-

Above normal, excessive, beyond

Hypo-

Under, below, normal

In-

In, into, not

Iso-

Equal, same

Lip-

Fat

Mal-

Bad, poor

Mega-

Large, great

Megalo-

Large (enlarged)

Meno-

Meses (menstruation)

Noct-

Night

Nyct-

Night

Pan-

All, every

Para-

Beside, beyond, accessory to

Per-

Through

Peri-

Around

Poly-

Many, much

Post-

Following, after

Pre-

Before

Pro-

Preceding, coming before

Pyo-

Pus

Re-

Put back

Super-

Above, beyond

Supra-

Above, beyond

Syn-

Going together, united

Tachy-

Fast