3-3 Flashcards
-algia
-algesia
pain
neuralgia
pain in a nerve (neur/o)
-cele
hernia, localized dialtion
gastrocele
hernia of the stomach
-clasis
-clasia
breaking
karyoclasis
breaking of a nucleus (kary/o)
-itis
inflammation
cystitis
inflammation of the urinary bladder (cyst/o)
-megaly
englargement
hepatomegaly
enlargement of the liver (hepat/o)
-odynia
pain
urodynia
pain on urination
-oma
tumor
lipoma
tumor of fat cells
-pathy
any disease of
nephropathy
any disease of the kidney
-rhage
-rhagia
bursting forth, profuse flow, hemorrhage
hemorrhage
profuse flow of blood
-rhea
flow, discharge
pyorrhea
discharge of pus
-rhexis
rupture
amniorrhexis
rupture of amniotic sac
-schisis
fissure, splitting
retinoschisis
splitting of the retina of the eye
Bacteria
singular: bacterium
bak-TE-re-ah
simple microscopic organisms
cocci
singular: coccus
KOK-si
round bacteria; may be in clusters (staphylococci)(staph=staff), chains (streptococci)(strep=strip), and other formations
Ex: pneumonia, rheumatic fever, food poisoning, uti, gonorrhea
bacilli
singular: bacillus
bah-SIL-i
rod-shaped bacteria
ex: typhoid, dysentery, salmonellosis, TB, botulism, tetanus
vibrios
VIB-re-oze
short curved rods
ex: cholera, gastroenteritis
** think/looks like miniature red hots
spirochetes
SPI-ro-ketze
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
chlamydia
klah-MID-e-ah
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
rickettsia
extremely small bacteria that grow in living cells but are susceptible to abx
ex: typhus, rocky mountain spotted fever
viruses
submicroscopic infectious agents that can live and reproduce only within living cells
ex: colds, herpes, hepatitis, measles, varicella (chicken pox), flu, AIDS
fungi
singular: fungus
FUN-ji
simple, nongreen plants, some of which are parasitic; includes yeasts and molds
ex: candidiasis, skin infection (tinea, ringworm), valley fever
protozoa
singular: protozoon
pro-to-ZO-ah
single celled animals
ex: dysentery, trichomonas infection, malaria
helminths
HEL-minths
worms
what shapes can bacteria occur in?
- round, or cocci (strep)
- rod-shaped, or bacilli
- curved, including vibrios and spirochetes
