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Mod B Unit 1 Words Thompson Institute hbg
| Words | Definitions |
|---|---|
| a- | away from |
| an- | without |
| anti- | against |
| bacill/o | rod |
| bacteri/o | bacteria |
| bi/o | pertaining to life |
| cocc/i | berry shaped |
| diplo- | double |
| dis- | negative |
| epidemi/o | an epidemic |
| eti/o | cause |
| -genic | producing |
| hetero | other |
| -ism | state of, condition |
| micro- | small |
| -ology | study of |
| staphyl/o | cluster |
| -stasis | controlling |
| strept/o | twisted chain |
| troph/o | nourishment |
| autotroph | microorganisms which feed on inorganic substances |
| bacilli | rod shaped bacteria |
| bacteriostasis | controlling the growth of bacteria |
| diplococci | bacteria which grows in pairs |
| epidemiology | study of epidemics |
| etiology | the study of cause |
| heterotroph | microorganisms which feed on organic substances |
| microbiology | the study of microorganisms |
| staphylococci | bacteria that grow in clusters |
| streptococci | bacteria that grows in chains |
| aerobes | microorganisms that need oxygen to grow |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control |
| immunity | protected from a disease |
| incineration | cremation |
| sequela | a condition following and resulting from a disease |
| spirochetes | type of bacterium that may cause disease in man |
| spore | bacteria with hard capsule |
| systemic | occuring throughout the entire body |
| transmission | transfer of anything |
| aut/o | self |
| -us | thing |
| incubation | the time between exposure to infection |