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Bonewit Chapt 3
Sterilization & Disinfection (TayebriaHoward)
Term | Definition |
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antiseptic | a substance that kills disease-producing microorganisms but not their spores. An antiseptic is usually applied to living tissue |
autoclave | an apparatus for the sterilization of materials, using steam under pressure. |
contaminate | to soil, stain, or pollute; to make impure. |
critical item | an item that comes in contact with sterile tissue or the vascular system. |
decontaminate | the use of physical or chemical means to remove or destroy pathogens on an item so that it is no longer capable of transmitting disease; this make the item safe to handle. |
detergent | an agent that cleanses by emulsifying dirt and oil |
disinfectant | an agent used to destroy pathogenic microorganisms but not their spores. Disinfectants are usually applied to inanimate objects. |
hazardous chemical | any chemical that presents a threat to the health and safety of an individual coming into contact with it. |
incubate | to provide proper conditions for growth and development |
load | the articles that are being sterilized |
material safety data sheet | a sheet that provides information regarding a chemical,its' hazards, and measures to take to prevent injury and illness when handling the chemical |
noncritical item | an item that comes into contacts with intact skin but with mucous membranes. |
sanitization | a process to remove organic matter from an article and to reduce to number of microorganisms to a safe level as determined by public health requirements |
semi critical item | an item that comes into contact with non intact skin or intact mucous membranes |
spore | a hard, thick-walled capsule formed by some bacteria that contains only the essential parts of the protoplasm of the bacterial cell |
sterilization | the process of destroying all forms of microbial life including bacterial spores |
thermolabile | easily affected or changed by heat |