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vocab law wk4
vocab law and ethics wk 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| terminal decontamination | process of rendering all articles free of pathogens at the end of an operative procedure |
| sterilizer | equipment or chamber used to attain physical or chemical sterilization |
| aeration | act of airing |
| high vacuum/gravity sterilizer | pulls air out of the chamber by a vaccum and steam is injected to replace it |
| sterilant | substancethat kills all forms of living mayyer including spore-bearing ones |
| saturated sterilizer | steam that contains the maximum amount of water vapor |
| gravity sterilizer | smaller version of sterilizer; its size is capable of reaching higher temps with reduced exposure time and is better adapted to use in the or |
| sporicidal | agent capable of killing spore-forming organisms in the free spore state |
| autoclave | sterilizer |
| shelf-life | length of time a wrapped package remains sterile while in storage |
| ethylene oxide | highly explosive and flammable gas used as chemical sterilant |
| bacteriocidal | agent that kills bacteria |
| inanimate | nonliving |
| bacteriostatic | agent that retards or prevents bacterial growth |
| denaturation | to change the vial functions, forces and activities of an organ |
| washer-sterilizer | uses agitated water with detergent to loosen soil |
| disinfectant | agent that kills all microorganisms except spore-bearing ones |
| ionizing radiation | method of sterilization with colbalt 60 used by manufacturers |
| gluteraldehyde(cidex) | liquid chemical sterilant and disinfectant |
| lumen | space within a tube |
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