Troy Schultz #37 end of chapter 20 terms
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bacilli | bacteria that has a rod shape.
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cocci | bacteria that has a round shape.
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colony | mass of bacteria growing on a solid culture medium that have arisen from the multiplication of a single bacterium.
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contagious | capable of being transmitted directly or indirectly from one person to another.
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culture | propagation of a mass of MO's in a lab culture medium.
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culture medium | mixture of nutrients on which MO's are grown in the lab.
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false negative | test result denoting that a condition is absent when it is actually present
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false positive | test result denoting that a condition is present when it is actually absent
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fastidious | extremely delicate, difficult to culture, and involving specialized growth requirements
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immunization | process of becoming protected from a disease through vaccination
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incubate | in microbiology, the act of placing a culture in a chamber(incubator) that provides optimal growth requirements for the multiplication of the organisms such as the proper temperature, humidity, and darkness.
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incubation period | interval of time between the invasion by a pathogenic MO and the appearance of first Sx of the disease
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infectious disease | disease caused by a pathogen that produces harmful effects on its host
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inoculate | to introduce MOs into a culture medium for growth and multiplication
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microbiology | scientific study of MOs and their activities
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Mucous membrane | membrane lining body passages or cavities that open to the outside
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Normal flora | harmless, nonpathogenic MOs that normally reside in many parts of the body but do not cause disease
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resistance | natural ability of an organism to remain unaffected by harmful substances in it environment
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sequela | morbid (secondary) condition occurring as a result of a less serious primary infections
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smear | material spread on a slide for microscopic examination
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specimen | small sample or part taken from the body to show the natural of the whole
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spirilla | bacteria that have a spiral or curved shape
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streaking | in microbiology, the process of inoculation a culture to provide for the growth of colonies on the surface of a solid medium
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streptolysin | exotoxin produced by beta-hemolytic streptococci, which completely hemolyzes red blood cells
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susceptible | easily affected, lacking resistance
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