sterilization DEFINITIONS
Cobalt 60 Radiation
A method of sterilizing pre-packaged equipment
by ionizing radiation.
Ethylene Oxide Gas
Highly flammable,
toxic gas that is capable of sterilizing an object.
Glutaraldehyde
Chemical capable of
rendering objects sterile.
Gravity
Displacement Sterilizer
Type of sterilizer
that removes air by gravity.
High
Vacuum Sterilizer
Type of steam
sterilizer that removes air in the chamber by suction vacuum.
Shelf
Life
The amount of time a
wrapped object will remain sterile while stored on a shelf after it has been
subjected to a sterilization process.
Steam
Sterilizer
Sterilizer that
exposes objects to high pressure steam.
Sterilization
Control Monitor
Method of determining
whether a sterilization process has been completed; does not indicate whether
the items subjected to that method are sterile.
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