Vocabulary Flashcards
1
Q
antimicrobial drugs
A
interferes with the growth of microbes within a host
a chemical substance that destroys pathogenic microorganisms with minimal damage to host tissue
2
Q
antibiotic
A
a substance that can be produced by a microbe that, in small amounts, inhibits another microbe
3
Q
selective toxicity
A
killing harmful microbes without damaging the host
4
Q
chemotherapy
A
the use of drugs to treat a disease
5
Q
bactericidal
A
kills microbes directly
6
Q
bacteriostatic
A
prevents microbes from growing
