Chapter 3 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Antiseptic | A substance that kills disease-producing micro-organisms but not their spore. 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. |
Decontamination | 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. |
Detergent | An agent that cleanses by emulsifying dirt and oil. |
Disinfectant | An agent used to destroy pathogenic micro-organisms 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. |
MSDS | A sheet that provides info regarding a chemical, its hazards, and its measures to take to prevent injury and illness when handling the chemical. |
Noncritical item | An item that comes into contact with intact skin, but not with mucous membrane. |
Sanitization | A process to remove to remove organic matter from an article and to reduce the number of MO's 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 membrane |
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 cell. |
Thermolabile | Easily affected or changed by heat |
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