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chapter 3 bonewit
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antiseptic | a substance that kills disease-producing microorganisms but not their spores. An antiseptic i usually applied to living tissue |
autoclave | an apparatus for the sterilization of material, 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 pathogens microorganisms 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 sterlized |
material safety data sheet (MSDS) | a sheet that provides information regarding a chemical, its hazards and measures to take to prevent injury and illness when handling the chemical |
noncritical item | and item that comes into contact with intact skin but not mucous membranes. |
Sanitization | a process to remove organic matter from an article and to reduce the number f microorganisms to a safe level as determined by public health requirements . |
Semicritical item | an item that comes into contact with non intact skin or intact mucous membranes. |
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 spore |
thermophile | easily affected or changed by heat |