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Bonewit Chapt 2
Medical Asepsis- OSHA
Term | Definition |
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aerobe | microorganism that needs oxygen to live & grow |
anaerobe | microorganism that grows best in the absence of oxygen |
antiseptic | an agent that inhibits in the growth of or kills microorganisms |
asepsis | free from infection or pathogens |
cilia | slender, hairlike projections that constantly beat towards the outside to remove the microorganisms from the body |
contaminate | to soil or make impure |
decontamination | the use of physical or chemical means to remove inactive or destroy on a surface or item to the point where they are no longer capable of transmitting infectious particles |
hand hygiene | the process of cleansing or sanitizing the hands |
infection | the condition in which the body, or part of it, is invaded by a pathogen |
medical asepsis | practices that are employed to reduce the number & hinder the transmission of pathogens |
microorganism (MO) | a microscopic plant or animal |
non-intact skin | skin that has a break in the surface |
nonpathogen | a microorganism that does not normally produce disease |
opportunistic infection | infection that results from a defective immune system that cannot defend the body from pathogens normally found in the environment |
optimum growth temperature | temperature at which an organism grows best |
parenteral | taken into the body through the piercing of the skin barrier or mucous membranes |
pathogen | a disease-producing microorganism |
perinatal | relating to the period shortly before & after birth |
pH | the degree to which a solution is acidic or basic |
post-exposure prophylaxisis | treatment administrated to an individual after exposure to an infectious disease to prevent disease |
regulated medical waste | medical waste that poses a threat to health & safety |
reservoir host | the organisms that becomes infected by a pathogen & serves as a resource of transfer of the pathogen to others |
resident flora | harmless, non-pathogenic microorganisms that usually reside on the skin |
susceptible | easily infected, lacking resistance |
transient flora | microorganisms that resides on the superficial skin layers |