Exam 5 Week 14 Flashcards
Acariasis
Mite infestation
Acaro- = mite
Cryptococcosis
A fungal infection of the nasal passages, brain, and skin that is hidden in a thick capsule
(Cryptos = concealed)
Flagella
Whip-like appendage on a free cell
Flagell- = whip
Fomite
An inanimate object that can transmit disease
Fomite = tinder (to light a fire
Fulminant
Sudden, with great intensity
Fulminant = to flare up
Fungus
Chlorophyll-free, spore-forming plants
Fungi- = mushroom
Helminth
Parasitic worms
Helminth = worm
Hirudo
Genus of medical leeches
Hirudo- = leech
Schistosomiasis
Disease from a type of fluke
-iasis = disease state
Larva
Feeding, worm-like stage of insect development
Larva = ghost
Mycology
Study of fungi
Myco-, Mycet- = fungus
Nit
Louse egg
Nit = louse egg
Parasite
An organism that lives on or in a host for food
Parasito- = a dinner guest
Paratenic
Transport host
Paratenic = tranport
Pupa
Non-feeding, encased stage of insect development
Pupa = doll
Scolex
End of a tapeworm with suckers or hooks that generates the rest of the worm
(Scolex = worm)
Microscope
Instrument for looking at small objects
Scopos, -scope = to look at
TAT
Tetanus Antitoxin
Tetanus
Continuous muscular contraction caused by a bacterial toxin
Tetano- = Continuous muscular contractions
Typhus
Rickettsial disease caused by lice and fleas (once called “camp fever”)
(Typho- = mist, smoke)
Vermicide
Drug that kills parasitic worms
Vermis = worm
Virus
Disease in which RNA or DNA must replicate in host cells
Viro- = poison, slime
Alk Phos
Alkaline Phosphatase (SAP is “Serum Alkaline Phosphatase”)
ALT
Alanine aminotransferase
AST
Asparate Aminotransferase
CDC
Centers for Disease Control
CPC
Clinicopathological Conference
ELISA
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
EM
Electron Microscopy
FUO
Fever of Unknown Origin
H&E
Hematoxylin and Eosin Stain
HDL
High Density Lipoprotein
IFA
Indirect Fluorescent Antibody
Ig
Immunoglobulin
IHA
Indirect Hemagglutination
LDH
Lactic Dehydrogenase
LDL
Low Density Lipoprotein
NCI
National Cancer Institute