nursing terms
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| being free of disease-producing microbes | asepsis
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| a human or animal that is a reservoir for microbes but does not have signs and symptoms of infection | carrier
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| clean technique | medical asepsis
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| a disease caused by pathogens that spread easily; a contagious disease. | communicable disease
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| communicable disease | contagious disease
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| the process of becmoming unclean | Contamination
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| process of destroying pathogens | disinfection
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| a disinfectant applied to the skin, tissues,or non-living objects | germicide
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| protection against a certain disease | immunity
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| a disease resulting from the invasion and growth of microbes in the body | infection
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| practices used to remove or destroy pathogens and to prevent their spread from one person or place to another person or place; clean technique | medical asepsis
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| a microorganism | microbe
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| a small(micro)living plant or animal (organism)seen only with a microscope; a microbe | microorganism
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| a microbe that does not usually cause an infection | non-pathogen
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| microbes that live and grow in a certain area | normal flora
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| an infection acquired during a stay in a health agency | nosocomial infection
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| a microbe that is harmful and can cause an infection | pathogen
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| the environment in which a microbe lives and grows | reservoir
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| a bacterium protected by a hard shell | spore
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| that absence of all microbes | sterile
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| a work area free of all pathogens and non-pathogens | sterile field
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| surgical asepsis | sterile technique
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| the process of destroying all nicrobes | sterilization
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| items contaminated with blood,body fluids,secretions,or excretions;bio means life and hazardous means dangerous or harmful | bio hazardous waste
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