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ANTISEPSIS

A process that destroys most harmful microorganisms on
The surface of Instruments

BACTERICIDAL

Drugs, chemicals, and other agents able to kill bacteria

BACTERIOSTATIC

Agents capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria but not killing them


CAVITATION

A process in which air pockets are imploded (burst inward),
Releasing energy to dislodge particles of soil or tissue debris
Sticking to instruments. Antiseptics chemicals used for reducing
Contamination of body surfaces

CLEANING

A process that removes organic or inorganic residue or debris by hand cleaning and brushing

CONTAMINATED

Any instrument or body surface that is known to be unsterile.
A sterile instrument comes in contact with non-sterile objects and thus may harbor Microorganisms

DECONTAMINATION

A process of disinfection

DISINFECTION

A process by which most but not all harmful microorganisms are
Destroyed on instrument surfaces

CRITICAL ITEMS

Those items that must be sterile before use in or on a patient; items
That goes into body tissues or the vascular system

STERILIZATION

A process by which all microorganisms are destroyed

ULTRASONIC CLEANER

Equipment that cleans instruments through cavitations

WASHER STERILIZER

Equipment that washes and sterilizes instruments following an
Operative procedure

FOMITE
An item(towel, bedsheet) that is capable of harboring bacteria and transmitting
Disease.

HOST
Organism that provides nutrition for parasites

PATHOGENIC
Disease causing bacteria

STRICT AEROBES
Bacteria that cannot survive without oxygen

STRICT ANAEROBES
Bacteria that cannot survive in the presence of oxygen
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