Question | Answer |
A substance that kills disease-producing MOs but not their spores. An antiseptic is usually applied to living tissue. | antiseptic |
and apparatus for the sterilization of materials, using steam under pressure. | autoclave |
to soil, stain, or pollute; to make impure. | contaminate |
an item that comes in contact with sterile tissue or the vascular system. | critical item |
the us 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. | decontamination |
an agent that cleans by emulsifying dirt and oil. | detergent |
an agent used to destroy pathogenic MOs but not their spores. Disinfectants are usually applied to inanimate objects. | disinfectant |
any chemical that presents a threat to the health and safety of an individual coming into contact with it. | hazardous chemical |
to provide proper conditions for growth and development. | incubate |
the articles that are being sterilized | load |
a sheet that provides info regarding a chemical, its hazards, and measures to take to prevent injury and illness when handling the chemical. | Material safety data sheet (MSDS) |
an item that comes in contact with intact skin, but not mucous membranes. | noncritical item |
a process to remove organic matter from an article and to reduce the number of microorganisms to a safe level as determined by pulic health requirements | sanitization |
an item that comes into contact with nonintact skin or intact mucous membranes | semicritical item |
a hard, thick-walled capsule formed by some bacteria that contains only the essential parts of the protoplasm of the bacterial cell. | spore |
the process of destroying all forms of microbial life, including bacterial spores | sterilization |
easily affected or changed by heat | thermolabile |