Medical Terminology (MODULE 2A) Flashcards
Gen/o
Origin/Beginning
Eti/o
Cause of
Eu/o
Normal/True
Kary/o
Nucleus
Fom/o
Kindling/Spread
Seps/o
Disease/Putrification
Phag/o
To eat/to consume
Bacteri/o
Bacteria (rod-shaped)
Troph/o
Nourishment/Feed
Mensa
Table/Meal
Bi/o
Life
Comein/o
Care
Enter/o
Intestines
Virul/o
Poison/Toxic
Prodrom/o
Running before
Val/o
To be strong
To be well
Pro-
Before/prior to
Auto-
Self/automatic
Anti-
against/opposed to
Com-/Con-
With/together
Noso-
Disease
-coccus
Sphere or berry shaped
-bacillus
Rod shaped
-ite
Thing or object
-is
Condition/state of
-phage
Eat/devour
-escence
Becoming/process of
-ence
State/quality
Parasite
Medically used for protozoan and helminths; general biology = organism that exploits another organism
Helminths
Parasitic worms that feed on living host to gain nourishment and protection.
Nosocomial
Any disease contracted by a pt while under medical care
Convalesence
Recovering from sickness
Virulence
The ability of a microorganism to cause damage to its host
Parenteral
Refers to administering substances - such as meds or nutrients - by a route other than the digestive tract
Commensalism
Describes a relationship where two organisms share a table or resource, with one benefiting while the other is neither harmed nor helped
Fomite
Inanimate objects that can carry and spread disease and infectious agents
Prokaryote
Organisms whose cells lack a nucleus
