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chapter 41
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Acid fast stain | special stain used to make visible under the microscope the organism that cause tuberculosis |
| agar | a gelatin like substance made from seaweed that is added to culture media to provide nutrition and a semi solid surface for microbes to grow on. |
| agglutination | the clumping of the cells |
| colony | the growth of one type of microorganism, visible to the naked eye, on the surface of a medium |
| culture media | media, typically broth or agar for the progagation of the microorganism or living cells to enhance their growth |
| culturette | a disposable, clear plastic tube that contains a sterile cotton tipped applicator swab and sealed plastic vial of medium used to obtain many types of specimens. |
| enteritis | food poisoning |
| eukaryotic | cells having a nucleus and organelles in the cytoplasm |
| exudates | drainage from a wound |
| facultative anaerobe | an anaerobe that can survive in the presence of some oxygen |
| feces | also know as stool. the waste product from the bowel |
| fixed | having ensured that a specimen material will remain on the slide during the staining process. |
| inoculated | exposed to microorganisms |
| microbiology | the study of living organisms too small to be seen with the naked eye |
| micoorganisms | living organisms too small to be seen with the naked eye |
| mithicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus mrsa | the form of staph that produces an enzyme that makes it resistant to the penicillins and cephalosporins normally used to treat such infections. |
| morphology | the shape of an organism |
| mycology | the study of fungi |
| necrotizing fasciitis | a severe infection due to destruction of subcutaneous tissue and fascia witha 30% mortality rate |
| normal flora | microbes that live on the surface of the body and inside the body opening and that help us resist pathogens |
| organelles | small structures that help carry out the day to day operations of a cell |
| prokaryotic | celss lacking a nucleus or organelles, such as bacteria |
| sequela | long lasting effect |
| serology | the study of antigen antibody reactions of the body's immune system |
| smear | a thein layer of microorganisms spread on a glass slide |
| spore | a thick walled reproductive cell produced by some organisms notable that is capable of withstanding unfavorable enviormental conditions |
| sputum | the mucous substance expelled by coughing or clearing the bronchi |
| staphylococcus aureus staph | the major pathogen of its genus found on the skin in the nose found as normal flora, which causes infection especially when resistance is lowered by a break in the skin |
| stool | also called feces. the waste product from the bowel |
| streak culture | a culture in which the specimen is transferred to the culture medium by rubbing the swab across one small area of the agar near the edge |
| subcellular | realating to microorganisms comprise of hereditary material with a protein outer coat, such as viruses |
| swabs | tools used in the collection of specimen |
| viable | capable of living |
| wet mount | slide preparation in a liquid to preserve motility of a microscope. |
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