Disinfection Vocabulary

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Germicide

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an agent that kills germs, especially pathogenic microorganisms

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Asepsis

Back 2

practice to reduce or eliminate contaminants from entering the operative field in surgery

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Fungicidal

Back 3

a substance or preparation, as a spray or dust, used for destroying fungi

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Antiseptic

Back 4

antimicrobial substances that are applied to living tissue/skin to reduce the possibility of infection

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Bacterostatis

Back 5

substance that kills bacteria and, preferably, nothing else

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Antmicrobial

Back 6

a substance that kills or inhibits growth of microbes

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Disinfectant

Back 7

any chemical agent used cheifly on inanimate objects to destroy or inhibit the growth of harmful organisms

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Sanitization

Back 8

to free from dirt, germs, ect., as by cleaning or sterilizing

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Static

Back 9

the destruction of all living microorganisms, as pathogenic or saprophytic bacteria, vegetative forms, and spores

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Bacteriostasis

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antibiotics inhibit growth and reproduction of bacteria without killing them

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Stasis

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motionlessness