Yellow Module - Trouble Words
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11 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Rickettsia | microscopic parasites that are insect borne and fever producing |
| Helminths | animal parasites (worms) |
| Slapping or Steppage | The advancing leg is lifted high enough for the toes to clear the ground |
| Anuria | lack of urine production |
| Surgical Asepsis | destroying pathogens BEFORE THEY CAN ENTER the body |
| Urochrome | the color or urine is dependent upon this |
| Scoliosis | lateral curvatures |
| Spirilla | spiral-shaped microorganism |
| Aphasia | loss of power of expression through speech, writing, or sign -- due to injury or disease to brain centers |
| Ataxic | Unsteady, uncoordinated walk over a wide base |
| Spirochete | spiral-shaped microorganism |
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