Medical Terminology (MODULE 2A) Flashcards
(37 cards)
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Gen/o
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Origin/Beginning
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Eti/o
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Cause of
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Eu/o
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Normal/True
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Kary/o
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Nucleus
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Fom/o
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Kindling/Spread
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Seps/o
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Disease/Putrification
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Phag/o
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To eat/to consume
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Bacteri/o
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Bacteria (rod-shaped)
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Troph/o
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Nourishment/Feed
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Mensa
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Table/Meal
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Bi/o
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Life
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Comein/o
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Care
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Enter/o
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Intestines
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Virul/o
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Poison/Toxic
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Prodrom/o
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Running before
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Val/o
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To be strong
To be well
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Pro-
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Before/prior to
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Auto-
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Self/automatic
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Anti-
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against/opposed to
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Com-/Con-
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With/together
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Noso-
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Disease
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-coccus
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Sphere or berry shaped
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-bacillus
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Rod shaped
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-ite
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Thing or object
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-is
Condition/state of
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-phage
Eat/devour
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-escence
Becoming/process of
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-ence
State/quality
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Parasite
Medically used for protozoan and helminths; general biology = organism that exploits another organism
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Helminths
Parasitic worms that feed on living host to gain nourishment and protection.
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Nosocomial
Any disease contracted by a pt while under medical care
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Convalesence
Recovering from sickness
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Virulence
The ability of a microorganism to cause damage to its host
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Parenteral
Refers to administering substances - such as meds or nutrients - by a route other than the digestive tract
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Commensalism
Describes a relationship where two organisms share a table or resource, with one benefiting while the other is neither harmed nor helped
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Fomite
Inanimate objects that can carry and spread disease and infectious agents
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Prokaryote
Organisms whose cells lack a nucleus
