aseptic technique definitions
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| Antiseptic | Destroys most pathogens on living tissue
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| Asepsis | Practices that remove or minimize organisms that can cause infection or disease; surgical asepsis destroys pathogens before entering the body; medical a sepsis destroys pathogens after leaving the body
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| Aseptic | Destroys all pathogens
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| Bactericidal | Kills bacteria
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| Bacteriostatic | Inhibits bacterial growth
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| Carrier | A person (can also be an animal, insect or substance) who harbors potentially pathogenic microorganisms
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| Communicable | When pathogens are regularly passed from host to host the resulting disease is said to be communicable
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| Contamination | A breach in the preservation of a clean or sterile object or environment
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| Disinfect | Destroy most pathogens on instruments; unsafe for living tissue
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| Exit route | A microorganisms point of escape from a reservoir
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| Fomile | Inanimate object that carry disease
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| Host | A living organism that harbors or potentially harbors infection
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| Immunocompromised | Lacking or deficient in defenses provided by the immune system
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| Infection | The entrance of microorganisms into the body or body cells
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| Invasive | Involving entry into the body
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| Microorganism | A minute living organism; those of medical interest include bacteria, rickettsiae, viruses, molds, yeasts and protozoa
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| Nidus | Focus of infection
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| Nosocomial | Hospital-acquired
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| Pathogen | Any disease producing organism
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| Reservoir | Any natural habitat of a microorganism that promotes growth and reproduction
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| Resistant organisms | Organisms that are difficult to eradicate with antibiotics
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| Septic | Contaminated or soiled with microorganisms
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| Sterile | Destroys all microorganisms
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| Vector | Living carrier of disease
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