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Asepsis
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Absence of Microorganisms
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Autoclave
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Device to accomplish
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Bioburden
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Amount of gross organic debris or the number of microoganisms on an object at any given time
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Biological Indicator
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A method for Testing the sterillzation capability of a sterilizer
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Bowie-dick Test
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Specifically designed for use with a prevaccum steam sterilizer to test for air entrapment
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Cavitation
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Mechanical process used by ultrasonic cleaners during which air pockets implode to dislodge debris and soil from the crevices and serration of surgical instruments and equipment.
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Chelation
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A method of cleaning instruments in which the chosen cleaning solution uses the process of binding ions such as iron and magnesium, in the solution to prevent there deposit on the surface of the surgical instruments
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Chemical Indicator
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internal or evternal montior that changes color when exposed to the sterilization process has occurred, it does not guarantee
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Colonization
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The growth and collection of microbes into a group into a group that lives in a particular area such as the colonization of S. aureus in the nares of humans
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Contaminated
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Soiled with gross debris or by the presence of microbes
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Endoscope
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A general term used to desribe the various types of flexible or rigid scopes used to view the internal sturcture of the body
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Event-Related sterility
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Sterility determined by how a sterile package is handled rather than time elapsed, the package is considered sterilie untill its open
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Flash Sterilization
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A process of quickly sterilizing unwrapping items using prevacuum or gravity steam sterilizer
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Immersion
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Placing an item in a container so it is completely covered by a liquid, such as immersing a surgical instruments in glutaraldehyde
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Intergritty
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complete with no breaks or tears
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Intermediate-Level disinfection
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Level of disinfection in which most microorganism are killed expect spores
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Julian date
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Calender days that are sequentially numbered through the year; ofter used when maintaining sterilizaton records
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Lister
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An English Surgon in the 19th Century
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Lumen
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An Opening in a tube or vessel
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Pathogen
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Miroorganism that is capable of causing disease
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Permeability
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The condition of being permeable; capable of allowing the passage of fluids or substances
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Sterile Field
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Area of sterility maintain by the surgical team during the procedure
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Sterilie Technique
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Methods to prevent contamination of the sterilie field
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Sterilization
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Process by which all microoganism, including spores and destoryed
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Surgical Conscience
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The basis for the practice of strict asherance to sterilie technique by the surgical team members
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Surgical Site Infection
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An infection of the surgical wound that was acquired during the course of the surgical procedure
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Ultrasonic Cleaner
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Removes small organic particles and soil from areas of instumentation that manual or mechanical cleaning can not reach
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Cant not Reach
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