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Bonewit Chapt 20
Medical Microbiology - Brooklyn Burns
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bacilli | bacteria that have a rod shape |
| cocci | bacteria that have a round shape |
| colony | a mass of bacteria growing on a solid culture medium that arisen from the multiplication of a single bacterium |
| contagious | capable of being transmitted directly or indirectly from one person to another |
| culture | the propagation of a mass of microorganism in the laboratory culture medium |
| culture medium | a mixture of nutrients on which microorganisms are grown in the laboratory |
| false negative | a test result denoting that a condition is absent when it is actually present |
| false positive | the test result denoting that a condition is present when it is actually absent |
| fastidious | extremely delicate, difficult to culture and involving specialized growth requirements |
| immunization | the process of becoming protected from a disease through vaccination |
| incubate | in microbiology the act of placing a culture in a chamber that provides optimal growth requirements for the multiplication of the organisms, such as the proper temperature, humidity, and darkness |
| incubation period | the interval of time between the invasion by a pathogenic microorganisms and the appearance of the first symptoms of the disease |
| infectious disease | a disease caused by a pathogen that produces harmful effects on its host |
| inoculate | to introduce microorganisms into a culture medium for growth and multiplication |
| microbiology | the scientific study of microorganisms and their activities. |
| mucous membrane | a membrane lining body passages or cavities that open to the outside |
| normal flora | harmless, nonpathogenic microorganisms that normal reside in many parts of the body but do not cause disease. |
| resistance | the natural ability of an organism to remain unaffected by harmful substances in its environment |
| sequela | a morbid condition occurring as a result of a less serious primary infection |
| smear | material spread on a slide for microscopic examination |
| specimen | a small sample or part taken from the body to show the nature of a whole |
| spirilla | bacteria that a spiral or curved shaped |
| streaking | in microbiology, the process of inoculating a culture to provide for the growth of colonies on the surface of the solid medium |
| strepolysin | an antitoxin produced by beta- hemolytic streptococci, which completely hemolyzes red blood cells |
| susceptible | easily affected, lacking resistance |
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