Brain Science Vocab Set 1

GANGRENE

• one of the first widely used antibiotics

• severe bacterial infection

• life-threatening infection where circulation is cut off

• a large tribe of related bacteria

STAPHYLOCOCCI

• a large tribe of related bacteria that cause disease

• a swollen pocket in tissue

• harmless bacteria

• the loss of circulation to the limbs, caused by infection

ABSCESS

• a one-celled microorganism

• a life-threatening infection

• a small living thing that can only be seen under a microscope

• a swollen pocket in tissue where dead bacteria and immune cells collect

PASTEUR'S GERM THEORY

• Death can occur when blood circulation stops.

• Many diseases are caused by bacteria.

• Microorganisms thrive in almost any environment.

• Cells can be seen only under a microscope.

MICROORGANISMS

• a series of life-threatening infections

• disease-causing bacteria

• widely used antibiotics

• living things composed of one or a few cells only

BACTERIA

• One celled microorganisms that may cause disease

• swollen pockets in tissue

• Dead or dying tissue that cuts off circulation

• One celled microorganisms that always cause disease

PENICILLIN

• A sever bacterial infection

• a group of microorganisms

• bacteria that cause food poison only

• the first widely used antibiotic

SEPSIS

• a severe bacterial infection

• an organism that can only be seen under a microscope

• another name for a seizure

• a swollen pocket in tissue