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