Bonewit chapter 3 Word Scramble
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Antiseptic | a substance that kills disease-producing microoganisms but not their spores.An antiseptic is usually applied to living tissue. |
Autoclave | an apparatus for the sterilization of materials,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 pathogenic microorganisms but nottheir spores. Disinfectants are usually applied to inanimate objects. |
Hazardous chemical | any chemical that preventsa threat to the health and safety of an individul coming into contact with it. |
Incubate | to provide proper conditions for growth and development. |
Load | the articles that are being sterilized. |
Material safety data sheet(MSDS) | a sheet that provides information regarding a chemical,its hazards,and measures to take to to prevent injury and illness when hansling the chemical. |
Noncritical item | an item that comes into contact with intact skin,but not mucous membrane. |
Sanitization | a process to remove organic matter form an article ans to reduce the number of microorganismsto a safe level as determined by pulic health requirements. |
Semicritical item | an item that comes into contact with nonintact skin or intact mucous membrane. |
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 mincrobial life,including bacterial spores. |
Thermalbile | easily affected or changed by heat. |
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