Unit 5 Flashcards
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Shape of cocci
Circle
Types of cocci
diplococci, streptococci, and staphylococci
Diplococci grows in
pairs
Streptococci grows in
twisted chains
Staphylococci grows in
clusters
If you see a chain of cocci, you would say they were
streptococci
If you see a cluster of cocci, you would say they were
staphylococci
What shape are bacilli
Rod-shaped bacteria
What else is used to represent the uvula
Staphyl/o
Staphylitis is the same as
uvulitis
Cele means
hernia
py/o means
pus
-genesis means
producing/forming
-rrhea means
flow/discharge
-rrhagia means
hemorrage
-rrhaphy means
suturing
-rrhexia means
rupture
ot/o means
ear
-ic means
pertaining to
tympanum is
ear drum
-metry means
to measure
-ites means
distended with gas
a- and an- means
not, lack of
brady- means
abnormally slow