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medical
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Surgical Asepsis | Sterile Techique |
| Medical Asepsis | Clean Techique |
| OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Admistration | Minimum health and safety standards for the workplace and has the authority to enforce those standards |
| Standard Precautions | Developed by CBC Practicing |
| Local Infection | Affect one area of the body |
| Pathogen | Diseases causing Microorganism "germs" in body |
| Microorganisms | Small one celled living plant (Not Harmful) |
| Defense Mechanisms | Present in the body to resist infection. |
| Immune System | Defense used by the body to fight infection |
| Communicable Disease | Disease that is able to either transmitted directly or indirectly from one individual to another. |
| Generalized Infection | Affecting the whole body "Systemic" |
| Normal flora | Microorganisms that commonly live in a particular environment |
| Hydrochoric Acid | Stomach fluide |
| Nosocomial Infection | An infection that occurs when a patient is receiving health care patient did not have affection when admitted. |
| Cilia | Little hairs in your body that help more things away from your lungs. |
| Center for Disease control (CDC) | Government agency that is part of the USA d of health and human services. |
| Germ Theory | Was the discovery of bacteria |