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Bonewit #20
Medical Microbiology - Nora Godsey
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bacilli | bacteria that has a rod shape |
| cocci | bacteria that has a round shape |
| colony | mass of bacteria growing on a solid culture medium that have arisen from the multiplication of a single bacterium |
| contagious | capable of being transmitted directly or indirectly from one person to another |
| culture | propagation of a mass of mo's in a lab culture medium |
| culture medium | mixture of nutrients on which mo's are grown in the lab |
| false-negative | test result denoting that condition is absent when it is actually present |
| false-positive | test result denoting that a condition is present when it is actually absent |
| fastidious | extremely delicate, difficult to culture, & involving specialized growth requirements |
| immunization | process of becoming protected from a disease through vaccination |
| incubate | act of placing a culture in a chamber that provides optimal growth requirements for the multiplication of the organisms |
| incubation period | interval of time between the invasion by a pathogenic mo & the appearance of first symptoms of the disease |
| infectious disease | disease caused by a pathogen that produces harmful effects on its host |
| inoculate | to introduce mo's into a culture medium for growth & multiplication |
| microbiology | scientific study of mo's & their activities |
| mucous membrane | membrane lining body passages or cavities that open to the outside |
| normal flora | harmless, nonpathogenic mo's that normally reside in many parts of the body but do not cause disease |
| resistance | natural ability of an organism to remain unaffected by harmful subst. 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 exam |
| specimen | small sample or part taken from the body to show the nature of the whole |
| spirilla | bacteria that have a spiral or curved shape |
| streaking | process of inoculating a culture to provide for the growth of colonies on the surface of a solid medium. streaking is accomplished by skimming a wire inoculating loop that contains the specimen across the surface of the medium, using back&fourth motion |
| streptolysin | exotoxin produced by beta-hemolytic streptococci, which completely hemolyzes RBC's |
| susceptible | easily affected, lackin resistance |
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