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unit 8 vocab Flashcards

1
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ameba (pl. amebae)

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a single-celled eukaryotic organism lacking a definite shape and moving by means
of pseudopodia; also spelled amoeba (pl. amoebae)

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arthropod

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a member of the phylum Arthropoda, which includes crustaceans, insects, and arachnids

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atrial

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of or relating to a body cavity

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cestode

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/ tapeworm; member of the class Cestoda

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commensal

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/ an organism that lives with, on, or in another organism, without injury to either

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congenital

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/ acquired during fetal development, and present at the time of birth, but not inherited

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cyst

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the dormant stage of an organism surrounded by a resistant covering; the nonmotile, nonfeeding stage of
a protozoan parasite; a closed sac-like structure within a tissue

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definitive host

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the host in which the sexual or adult form of the parasite is found

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ectoparasite

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/ a parasite that lives on the outer surface of a host

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endemic

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/ recurring in a specific location or population

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endoparasite /

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a parasite that lives within the host

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helminth

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a worm, especially a parasitic worm; in parasitology, the group comprising the roundworms
and flatworms

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host

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the organism from which a parasite obtains nutrients and in which some or part of the parasite’s life cycle
is completed

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immunocompromised

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having reduced ability or inability to produce a normal immune response

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intermediate host

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the host in which the asexual, immature, or larval form of the parasite is found

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larva

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immature stage of an invertebrate

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mechanical vector

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a vector (usually an arthropod) that is not essential to a parasite’s life cycle but that can transfer
an infective parasite to a noninfected host

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nematode

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roundworm; any unsegmented worm of the class Nematoda

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opportunistic parasite

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an organism that causes disease only in immunocompromised hosts

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parasite

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/ an organism that lives in or on another species and at the expense of that species

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pathogenic /

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capable of causing damage or injury to the host

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primary amebic encephalitis (PAM) /

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rare and usually fatal central nervous system infection caused by Naegleria
fowleri ameba

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proglottid (pl. proglottids)

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the tapeworm body segment that contains the male and female reproductive organs

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protozoa

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unicellular eukaryotic organisms, both free-living and parasitic

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reservoir host

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a host, other than the usual host, in which the parasite lives and is infectious

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sporozoite

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the banana-shaped motile infective stage of certain apicomplexan protozoa such as Toxoplasma,
Cryptosporidium, and Plasmodium; in Plasmodium, the stage present in mosquito salivary glands that is
introduced into blood by mosquito bite

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trematode

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/ fluke; any parasitic flatworm of the class Trematoda

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trophozoite

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the motile feeding stage of protozoan parasites

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trypomastigote

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the characteristic developmental stage of trypanosomes, which has a leaf-like form, an undulating
membrane, and usually a free flagellum

30
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vector

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an agent that transports a pathogen from an infected host to a noninfected host

31
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ameba (pl. amebae)

A

a single-celled eukaryotic organism lacking a definite shape and moving by means
of pseudopodia; also spelled amoeba (pl. amoebae

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bradyzoite

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a slowly multiplying form of coccidian parasite found within tissue cysts and typical of chronic
infection with Toxoplasma gondii

33
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formalin

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/ a 37% solution of formaldehyde used for fixing and preserving biologic specimens

34
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granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE)

A

rare and usually fatal brain infection caused by Acanthamoeba
species and usually occurring only in immunocompromised individuals

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micrometer

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a ruled device for measuring small objects

36
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ocular micrometer

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a clear glass disk that fits in the microscope eyepiece, is etched with an arbitrary scale,
and is used to measure objects viewed with the microscope; also called ocular reticle

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oocyst

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the infectious, thick-walled, resistant stage of coccidian parasites, such as Toxoplasma and
Cryptosporidium, which is found in the definitive host of the parasite

38
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pinworm

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Enterobius vermicularis, a small parasitic nematode; seatworm

39
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primary amebic encephalitis (PAM)

A

rare and usually fatal central nervous system infection caused
by Naegleria fowleri amebae

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proglottid

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the tapeworm body segment that contains the male and female reproductive organs

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pseudopod/pseudopodium (pl. pseudopods/pseudopodia)

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a temporary extension of cytoplasm of certain
single-celled organisms such as ameba, that is used for movement and feeding

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PVA

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polyvinyl alcohol, a preservative used for fecal specimens

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tachyzoite

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a rapidly multiplying stage in the development of the tissue phase of certain coccidians, as in acute
Toxoplasma gondii infections

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tissue cyst

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/ intracellular cysts located within host tissues and containing organisms in a state of reduced
metabolism that can survive and remain infectious for years

45
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trophozoite

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he motile feeding stage of protozoan parasites

46
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trichrome stain

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a stain commonly used to identify parasites in fecal smears

47
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Anopheles

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/ the genus of mosquito that is the definitive host for the human malaria parasites
(genus Plasmodium) and that is capable of transmitting the organism to humans

48
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babesiosis

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/ an infection spread by tick bite and caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Babesia

49
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Giemsa stain

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a polychromatic stain used for staining blood cells and blood parasites

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malaria

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in humans, a disease caused by infection with protozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium

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microfilaria (pl. microfilariae)

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immature form of a filarial worm

52
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parasitemia

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/ parasites in the blood

53
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paroxysm(s)

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the cycle(s) of chills and fever associated with malaria that occur 36 to 72 hours apart,
depending on the Plasmodium species

54
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Plasmodium

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the protozoan genus that includes the organisms causing human malaria

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