Module 2 - Medical Terminology Flashcards
Path/o
Disease/Suffering
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
Bacteria/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
Hetero-
Different/Other
Com-/Com-
With/Together
Sym-
Together/ With
No so-
Disease
Para-
Beside/Beyond
-ology
Study of
-coccus
Sphere or berry shaped
-bacillus
Rod shaped
-it’s
Thing or object
-cyte
Cell
-is
Condition/State of
-phage
Eat/Devour
-ism
Condition/Process
-escence
Becoming/process of
-ence
State/Quality
Capsule
Capsid (Latin: capsa = box)
Helminths
Are parasitic worms that feed on a living host to gain nourishment and protection, while causing poor nutrient absorption, weakness and disease in the host. These worms and larvae live in the small bowel and are referred to as intestinal parasites
Parasite
Medically used for protozoa and helminths; general biology = organism that exploits another orgranism
