vocabulary
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| antiseptic | a substance that inhibits disease-producing microorganisms but not their spores (usually applied to living tissues.
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| autoclave | an apparatus for the sterilization of materials, using steam under pressure
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| contaminate | to soil, stain, or pollute; to make impure
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| critical item | an item that comes in contact with sterile tissue or the vascular system
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| decontamination | the use of physical or chemical means to destroy bloodborne pathogens on an item so that it is no longer capable of tramitting disease, make it safe to handle
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| detergent | an agent that cleanses by emulsifying dirt and oil
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| disinfectant | an agent used to destroy pathogenic microorganism but not necessarily their spores (usually applied to inanimate objects)
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| incubate | to provide proper condition for growth and development
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| load | the articles that are being sterilized
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| material safety data sheet | a sheet that provides information regarding a chemical and its hazards, and measures to take avoid injury and illness when handling the chemicals
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| nocritical item | an item that comes in contact with intact skin but not mucous membranes
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| sanitization | the process to remove organic matter from an article and to lower the number of microorganisms to a safe level as determined by public health requirements
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| semicritical item | an item that comes in contact with sterile tissue or the vascular system
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| spore | a hard thick walled capsule formed by some bacteria that contains only the only the essentail parts of the protoplasm of the bacterial cell
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| sterilization | the process of destroying all forms of microbial life including bacteria spores
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| thermolabile | easily affected or changed by heat
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