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Bonewit Chapter 3
sterilization and difinfection
Question | Answer |
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A substance that kills disease-producing microorganisms but not their spores. An antiseptic is usually applied to living tissue | antiseptic |
an apparatus for the sterilization of materials, using steam under pressure | autoclave |
to soil, stain, or pollute; to make impure. | contaminate |
an item that comes in contact with sterile tissue or the vascular system. | critical item |
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 makes the item safe to handle. | decontamination |
an agent used to destroy pathogenic microorganisms but not their spores. difinfectants are usually applied to inanimate objects | disinfectant |
an chemical that presents a threat to healh ans safety of an individual coming into contact with it | hazardous chemical |
to provide proper conditions for growth and development | incubate |
the articles that are being sterilized | load |
a sheet that provides infromation regarding a chemical, its hazards, and measures to take to prevent injury and illness when handling the chemical | material saftey data sheet (MSDS) |
an item that comes into contact with intact skin, but not mucous menbranes | noncritical item |
a process to remove organic matter from an article and to reduce the number of microorganisms to a safe level as determined by public health requirements | sanitization |
an item that comes into contact with nointact skin or intact mucous membranes | semicritical item |
a hard, thick-walled capsule formed by some bacteria taht contains only essential parts of the protoplasm of the bacterial cell | spore |
the process of destroying all forms of microbial life, including bacterial spores | sterilization |
easily affected or changed by heat | thermolabile |
an agent that cleanses by emulsifying dirt and oil | detergent |