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microbiology medical terminology

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minute living body not perceptible to the naked eye   microorganism  
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study of microorganisms   microbiology  
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study of bacteria   bacteriology  
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compulsory   obligate  
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study of parasites   parasitology  
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method of asexual reproduction in which the cell divides into 2 parts   binary fission  
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virus that attacks bacteria   bacteriophage  
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disease causing microorganism   pathogen  
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relative power of pathogen to cause disease   virulence  
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capable of growing in absence of organic compounds; self-nourishing   autotrophic  
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microorganism that requires oxygen to live   aerobe  
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microorganism that does not require oxygen to live   anaerobe  
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study of fungi   mycology  
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requires organic compounds to live/grow   hetertrophic  
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organism living on decaying/dead matter   saprophyte  
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any disease induced by a fungus   mycosis  
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small,round bodies found in cells and affected by a virus   inclusion bodies  
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science of structure/form   morphology  
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hairlike/motile process on the extremity of bacterium or a protozoan   flagellum  
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bordetella pertussis   whooping cough  
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staphyloccoccus aureus   most post-operative wound infections  
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neisseria gonnorrhoeae   gonnorrhea  
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clostridium botulinum   botulism  
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vibro cholerae   cholerae  
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shigella dysenteriae   bacterial dysentery  
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