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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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Bacillus

A

Bacteria that are rod shaped

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Coccus

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Bacteria that are round in shape

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3
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Dipl/o

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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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Strept/o

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Twisted; bacteria that grow in twisted chains

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Chlor/o

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Green

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Cirrh/o

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Orange-yellow

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Lutein/o

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Saffron yellow

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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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Acro

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Extremities; top or extreme point

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Aniso-

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Unequal

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Brady-

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Slow

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Dia-

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Through

17
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-emia

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Condition of the blood

18
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Pyo-

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Pus

19
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Pro

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Preceding

20
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Aperture

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Opening or orifice

21
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Alimentary canal

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The musculomembranous digestive tube extending from the mouth to the Anus

22
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Vaginal canal

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Canal from vulva to cervix uterine

23
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Cavity

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Hollow space or place, or potential space, within the body or one of its organs

24
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Construction

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Make something narrow;contract; to close an opening

25
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Dilation

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Stretched beyond normal dimensions;widening; expansion, opening

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Foramen

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Natural opening or passage (especially into or through a bone)

27
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Hiatus

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A gap, cleft, or opening

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Introitus

A

Opening or entrance to a canal or cavity

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Lumen

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Opening within a hollow tube or organ

30
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Meatus

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Urinary passage or opening

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Os

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Mouth opening, or the cervix

32
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Patent

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Open (not plugged up)

33
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ventricle

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Small cavity or chamber (brain or heart)

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