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Bonewit Chapt 2
Medical Asepsis-OSHA (Kali Dansingburg)
Term | Definition |
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AEROBE | A microorganism that needs oxygen to live & grow. |
ANAEROBE | A microorganism that grows best in the absence of oxygen. |
ANTISEPTIC | An agent that inhibits the growth of or kills microorganisms. |
ASEPSIS | Free from infection or pathogens;the actions practiced to make & maintain an area or object free from infection or pathogens. |
CILIA | Slender, hairlike projections that constantly beat toward the outside to remove microorganisms from the body. |
CONTAMINATE | To soil or to make impure. An aseptic object becomes "this" when it touches something that is not clean. |
DECONTAMINATION | The use of physical or chemical means to remove, inactivate, or destroy pathogens on a surface or item to the point where they are no longer capable of transmitting infectious particles; the surface or item is rendered safe for handling, use or disposal. |
HAND HYGIENE | The process of cleansing or sanitizing the hands. |
INFECTION | The condition in which the body, or part of it, is invaded by a pathogen. |
MEDICAL ASEPSIS | Practices that are employed to reduce the number & hinder the transmission of pathogens. |
MICROORGANISM | A microscopic plant or animal. |
NONINTACT SKIN | Skin that has a break in the surface. It includes, but is not limited to, abrasions, cuts, hangnails, paper cuts, & burns. |
NONPATHOGEN | A microorganism that does not normally produce disease. |
OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION | An infection that results from a defective immune system that cannot defend the body from pathogens normally found in the environment. |
OPTIMUM GROWTH TEMPERATURE | The temperature at which an organism grows best. |
PARENTERAL | Taken into the body through the piercing of the skin barrier or mucous membranes, such as through needlesticks, human bites, cuts, & abrasions. |
PATHOGEN | A disease-producing microorganism. |
PERINATAL | Relating to the period shortly before & after birth. |
pH | The degree to which a solution is acidic or basic. |
POSTEXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS | Treatment administered to an indivual after exposure to an infectious disease to prevent the disease. |
REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE | Medical waste that poses a threat to healthy & safety. |
RESERVOIR HOST | The organism that becomes infected by a pathogen & serves as a source of transfer of the pathogen to others. |
RESIDENT FLORA | Harmless, nonpathogenic microorganisms that normally reside on the skin & usually do not cause disease ; also known as normal flora. |
SUSCEPTIBLE | Easily affected; lacking resistance. |
TRANSIENT FLORA | Microorganisms that reside on the superficial skin layers & are picked up in the course of daily activited. They are often pathogenic but can be removed easily from the skin by sanitizing the hands. |