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Mod E
Unit #4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aer/o | air |
| an- | without |
| bacteri/o | bacteria |
| -emia | blood |
| gluc/o | glucose |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| gon/o | seed |
| hyper- | above |
| hyp-o | below |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| incubat/o | incubation |
| ingest/o | carry |
| metabol/o | change |
| -meter | measure |
| mono | one |
| myc/o | fungus |
| nucle/o | nucleus |
| -ology | study of |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| ser/o | serum |
| sput/o | spit |
| tri= | three |
| vir/o | virus |
| glucometer | machine that tests blood sugar |
| gonorrhea | STD |
| hypoglycemia | low sugar levels in the blood |
| inculate | transfer of specimen to growth media |
| mononucleosis | abnormal condition that causes & increases i monocytes |
| mycobacteria | organism that causes TB |
| serology | the study of serum |
| sputum | spit |
| triglycerides | one of the fat levels in the blood |
| agar | substance needed to grow cultures |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| CPK | creatin phosphoinase |
| EDTA | ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid |
| heparin | anticoagulant substance |
| quantitative | test results of the exact number |
| qualitative | positive or negative test result |
| serum | the yellow liquid portion of clotted blood |
| SGOT | serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase |
| viable | capable of living |
| inocul/o | implant |