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Aerobic |
Organism that requires oxygen for growth |
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Aerosols |
Particular from potentially infectious materials that may be released in the air |
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Anaerobic |
Organism that needs little or no oxygen for growth |
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Culture |
Microorganisms cultivated in a nutrient medium |
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Dermatophytes |
Category of fungi causing infections of hair, skin, and nails |
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Expectorate |
Act of coughing up material from airways that lead to lungs |
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Gram stain |
Most common stain used for microbiology to observe gross morphologic fetyres of bacteria |
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Holding media |
Specific media used in the transport of microorganisms to support the life of the organisms until they can be put on nutrient medium in the lab |
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Immunosuppressed |
Referring to a patient whose immune system is unhealthy because of disease, medication, and genetics |
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Inoculate |
To place colonies of microorganisms onto nutrient media |
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Mordant |
Substance that causes dye to adhere to an object |
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Mycology |
Study of fungi |
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Nematode |
Round worm |
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Normal flora |
Microorganisms that are normally present in a specific site |
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Nosocomial |
Infection acquired in a health care setting |
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Parasitology |
Study of organisms that live within or on another organism and at the expense of that organism |
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Potassium hydroxide |
10% solution placed on vaginal smears, as well as skin scrapings, hair, and other dry substances, to dissolve excess debris |
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Quality control |
Measures used to monitor the processing of laboratory specimens |
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Reagents |
Chemical substance that detects or synthesizes other substances in the chemical reaction |
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Sensitivity |
Test in which an organism is placed with antibiotics to determine which antibiotic will effectively kill the organism with the smallest dose |
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Stab culture |
Culture where the microorganism is stabbed for deep penetration into tubed solid media |
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Taxonomy |
Classification of organisms into appropriate categories |
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Virology |
Study of viruses |
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Cathode |
A negative electrode from which electrons are emitted |
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Doppler |
A noninvasive technique used with ultrasonography to evaluate blood flow through major arteries and veins of the amrs, legs, and neck |
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Dosimeter |
A device for measuring X-ray output |
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Esophageal varices |
Tortuous dilation of the esophageal vein associated with any condition that causes obstruction of drainage from the esophageal veins into the portal vein of the liver |
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Fluoroscope |
A device consisting of a screen |
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Ionizing radiation |
X-ray beams |
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Isotope |
A chemical element |
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Oscilloscope |
An electronic device used for recording electrical activity of the heart, brain, and muscular tissues |
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Palliative |
Measures taken to relieve symptoms of disease |
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Radiolucent |
Allowing xrays to pass through. A dark area appears on the radiograph |
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Stomatitis |
Inflammation of mouth associated with chemotherapy. Can include swelling, redness, halitosis, ulcerations |
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Transducer |
Device that coverts one form of energy to another. During an ultrasound procedure, the transducer picks up echo's and converts them to electrical energy. |
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Adenovirus |
One of a group of closely related viruses that can cause infections of the upper respiratory tract |
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Antibody |
A protein substance that is developed in response to an antigen |
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Antigen |
Substances such as bacteria, toxins, or certain allergens that include the formation of antibodies that specifically interact with the antigen |
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Antigenic |
Capable of causing the production of an antibody |
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Candida |
A genous of yeastlike fungi. It is part of the mouth, skin, intestinal tract, and vagina. |
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Cryptococcosis |
A systemic fungus infection that may involve any organ of the body, especially the lungs, the skin and the brain and its meninges |
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Cytomegalovirus |
One of a group of species a specific herpes viruses |
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Epidemiology |
The study of the science concerned with defining and explaining the interrelationship of factors that determine the frequency and distribution of diseases |
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Histoplasmosis |
A systemic, fungal respiratory disease |
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Human immunodeficiency virus HIV |
The appropriate name for the retrovirus that has been implied as the causative agent of AIDS |
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Immunocompetence |
Being capable of developing and antibody (antigenic response) to stimulation by an antigen |
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Immunodeficiency |
A decreased ability or inability to respond to antigenic stimuli, this suppressing or altering the body's natural immune response |
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Phagocytosis |
The ingestion and digestion of bacteria and particles by cells of the reticuloendothelial system and white blood cells |
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Retrovirus |
Ribonucleic acid (RNA) - containing virus |
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Varicella |
A benign, highly contagious disease caused by varicellazoster (V-Z) virus. Chickenpox |
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Volar |
Refers to the palm of the hand or the palmar surface |
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Allergy |
An individual hypersensitivity to a substance |
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Ethical |
Pertaining to a system of moral principles or standards that govern conduct |
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Illegal |
Pertaining to things unlawful, not legal |
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Opaque |
Dark, not transparent |
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Precipitate |
A substance that seperates from a solution if allowed to stand for a period of time |
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Unethical |
Pertaining to any action that goes against a system of moral principles or standards that govern conduct. |
