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Question 1

-algia
-algesia

Answer 1

pain

Question 2

neuralgia

Answer 2

pain in a nerve (neur/o)

Question 3

-cele

Answer 3

hernia, localized dialtion

Question 4

gastrocele

Answer 4

hernia of the stomach

Question 5

-clasis
-clasia

Answer 5

breaking

Question 6

karyoclasis

Answer 6

breaking of a nucleus (kary/o)

Question 7

-itis

Answer 7

inflammation

Question 8

cystitis

Answer 8

inflammation of the urinary bladder (cyst/o)

Question 9

-megaly

Answer 9

englargement

Question 10

hepatomegaly

Answer 10

enlargement of the liver (hepat/o)

Question 11

-odynia

Answer 11

pain

Question 12

urodynia

Answer 12

pain on urination

Question 13

-oma

Answer 13

tumor

Question 14

lipoma

Answer 14

tumor of fat cells

Question 15

-pathy

Answer 15

any disease of

Question 16

nephropathy

Answer 16

any disease of the kidney

Question 17

-rhage
-rhagia

Answer 17

bursting forth, profuse flow, hemorrhage

Question 18

hemorrhage

Answer 18

profuse flow of blood

Question 19

-rhea

Answer 19

flow, discharge

Question 20

pyorrhea

Answer 20

discharge of pus

Question 21

-rhexis

Answer 21

rupture

Question 22

amniorrhexis

Answer 22

rupture of amniotic sac

Question 23

-schisis

Answer 23

fissure, splitting

Question 24

retinoschisis

Answer 24

splitting of the retina of the eye

Question 25

Bacteria
singular: bacterium
bak-TE-re-ah

Answer 25

simple microscopic organisms

Question 26

cocci
singular: coccus
KOK-si

Answer 26

round bacteria; may be in clusters (staphylococci)(staph=staff), chains (streptococci)(strep=strip), and other formations
Ex: pneumonia, rheumatic fever, food poisoning, uti, gonorrhea

Question 27

bacilli
singular: bacillus
bah-SIL-i

Answer 27

rod-shaped bacteria
ex: typhoid, dysentery, salmonellosis, TB, botulism, tetanus

Question 28

vibrios
VIB-re-oze

Answer 28

short curved rods
ex: cholera, gastroenteritis
** think/looks like miniature red hots

Question 29

spirochetes
SPI-ro-ketze

Answer 29

corkscrew-shaped bacteria that will move with a twisting motion
ex: lyme disease, syphilis, vincent disease

** think curved like a bobby pin or really really tight curl

Question 30

chlamydia
klah-MID-e-ah

Answer 30

extremely small bacteria with complex life cycles that grow in living cells but, unlike viruses, are susceptible to abx
ex: conjunctivitis, trachoma, pelvic inflammatory disease, and other STIs

Question 31

rickettsia

Answer 31

extremely small bacteria that grow in living cells but are susceptible to abx
ex: typhus, rocky mountain spotted fever

Question 32

viruses

Answer 32

submicroscopic infectious agents that can live and reproduce only within living cells
ex: colds, herpes, hepatitis, measles, varicella (chicken pox), flu, AIDS

Question 33

fungi
singular: fungus
FUN-ji

Answer 33

simple, nongreen plants, some of which are parasitic; includes yeasts and molds
ex: candidiasis, skin infection (tinea, ringworm), valley fever

Question 34

protozoa
singular: protozoon
pro-to-ZO-ah

Answer 34

single celled animals
ex: dysentery, trichomonas infection, malaria

Question 35

helminths
HEL-minths

Answer 35

worms

Question 36

what shapes can bacteria occur in?

Answer 36

1. round, or cocci (strep)
2. rod-shaped, or bacilli
3. curved, including vibrios and spirochetes