Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology

An Introduction to Microbiology

and Human Disease

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New Terminology

Bacillus (buh-SILL-us)
Coccus (KOK-us)
Communicable (kuhm-YOO-ni-kah-b’l)
Contagious (kun-TAY-jus)
Epidemiology (EP-i-DEE-mee-AH-luh-jee)
Gram stain (GRAM STAYN)
Infestation (in-fess-TAY-shun)
Mycosis (my-KOH-sis)
Noncommunicable (NON-kuhm-YOO-ni-kah-b’l)
Portal of entry (POR-tuhl of EN-tree)
Portal of exit (POR-tuhl of EG-zit)
Reservoir (REZ-er-vwor)
Spirillum (spih-RILL-uhm)
Spirochete (SPY-roh-keet)
Vector (VEK-ter)
Zoonoses (ZOH-oh-NOH-seez)

Related Clinical Terminology

Antitoxin (AN-tee-TAHK-sin)

Broad spectrum (BRAWD SPEK-trum)

Culture and sensitivity testing (KUL-chur and

SEN-si-TIV-i-tee)

Endotoxin (EN-doh-TAHK-sin)

Incubation period (IN-kew-BAY-shun)

Narrow spectrum (NAR-oh SPEK-trum)

Nosocomial infection (no-zoh-KOH-mee-uhl)

Opportunistic infection (OP-er-too-NIS-tik)

Secondary infection (SEK-un-dery)

Subclinical infection (sub-KLIN-i-kuhl)

Terms that appear in bold typein the chapter text are defined in the glossary, which begins on page 547.