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Pima/Mesa 12/07 Micro Vocab

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Aerobic   microorganism that needs O2 to survive  
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Anaerobic   microorganisms that are sensitive to and can be destroyed by the presence of O2  
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Anmensalism   two dissimilar organisms existing together with no effect to each other  
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Antibiosis   association between two dissimilar organisms that is harmful to one or both  
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Autotroph   organism capable of using simple inorganic matter as nutrients  
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Commensalism   two species existing together, one benefiting the other not effected.  
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Communicable   organism that is transmitted from one individual to another directly or indirectly  
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Concommunicable   organism that is not transmittable  
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contamination   1. invasion of infection or disease producing organism 2. presence of a microorganism in an otherwise sterile environment.  
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Heterotroph   organism capable of using organic matter to survive  
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Infection   inflammation caused by multiplication of pathogenic microorganisms  
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Inflammation   Bodies response to injury, specific tissue response to stress by living agents, electrical, chemical, or mechanical trauma, evidenced by dilation, fluid exudation, accumulation of wbc or any combination of the three.  
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microbe   a pathogenic organism  
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microbiology   the study of living organisms to small to be seen by the naked eye with he aid of a microscope.  
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microorganism   organism so small -can only be seen under a microscope  
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mutalism   two dissimilar organisms existing together, each benefiting from the association and unable to survive with out it.  
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nosocomial infection   infection acquired with in the hospital  
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parasite   organism that lives on or in another organism and benefits from but does not benefit the host  
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Pathogen   disease producing  
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Pyrogenic   fever producing inflammatory process  
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Saprophyte   organism that lives on dead organic matter  
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Symbiosis   two dissimilar organisms existing together  
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synnecrosis   2 dissimilar organisms existing together to the detriment of both  
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Taxonomy   science of classifying living things  
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vegetative cell   metabolically active form of bacterium in which reproduction can occur  
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