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38 Cards in this Set
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aerobe
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microrganisn that need oxygen to grow
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anaerobes
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absence of oxygen grows best
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ANTISEPIC
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AN AGENT THAT INHIBITS GROWTH OR KILLS MICRORGANISIMS
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ASPESIS
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FREE FROM INFECTION AND PATHOGENS
TO MAKE FREE |
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CILIA
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SLENDER HAIRLLIKE PROJECTION IN NOSE
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CONTAMINATE
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TO SOIL, MAKE IMPURE
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DECONTAMINATE
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USE OF CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL MEANS OF REMOVING PATHOGENS WHERE THEY ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO TRANSFER INFECTION
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HAND HYGIENE
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THE PROCESS OF CLEANING AND SANTIZING HANDS
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INFECTION
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THE CONDITION OF THE BODY INVADED BY PATHOGENS
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MEDICAL ASEPSIS
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PRACTICES THAT ARE EMPLOYED TO REDUCE THE NUMBER AND HINDER TRANFER OF PATHOGENS
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MICRORGANISM
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A MIRCOSCOPIC PLANT OR ANIMALS
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NONINTACT SKIN
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CUT, ABRASION, PAPER CUTS HANG NAILS
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NONPATHOGEN
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ONE THAT NORMALLY DOES NOT PRODUCE INFECTION
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OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION
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A INFECTION THAT OCCURS WHEN A DEFECTIVE IMMUNE SYSTEM CAN"T FIGHT IT
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OPTIMUM GROWTH TEMPERATURE
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A TEMPERATURE AT WHICH A PATHOGEN CAN GROW
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PARENTERAL
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TAKEN INTO THE BODY THROUGH THE PIERCING OF THE SKIN NEEDLESTICKS, HUMAN BITES CUTS
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PATHOGEN
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A DISEASE PRODUCING MICROORGANISM
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PERINATEL
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RELATING TO THE PERIOD AFTER CHILDBIRTH
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pH
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THE DEGREE OF WHICH A SOLUTION IS ACIDIC OR BASIC
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POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS PEP
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THE TREATMENT GIVEN AFTER EXPOSURE TO INFECTION
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REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE
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MEDICAL WASTE THAT POSES A THREAT TO HEALTH AND SAFETY
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RESERVIOR HOST
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THE ORGANISM THAT BECOMES INFECTED BY THE PATHOGEN SERVES AS A SOURCE OF TRANSFER
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RESIDENT FLORA
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HARMLESS NONPATHOGENS MICROORGANISM THAT LIVE ON THE SKIN. USUALLY DO NOT CAUSE INFECTION
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SUSCEPITIBLE
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EASILY AFFECTED, LACKING RESISITANCE
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TRANCIENT FLORA
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MICROORGANISM THAT RESIDE ON THE SUPERFICIAL LAYERS OF THE SKIN THAT ARE PICKED UP
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ANTISEPTIC
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A SUBSTANCE THAT KILLS DISEASED MICROORGANISM BUT NOT THEIR SPORES
APPLIED TO TISSUE |
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CRITICAL ITEM
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AN ITEM THAR COMES IN CONTACT WITH STIRILE TISSUE OR VASCULAR SYSTEM
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DECONTAMINATION
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THE USE OF CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL MEANS TO DESTROY BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS SO THEY ARE NO LONGER CAPABLE TO TRANSMIT INFECTION
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DETERGENT
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AN AGENT THAT CLEANS AND EMULSIFING OIL AND DIRT
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INCUBATE
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TO PROVIDE PROPER CONDITIONS FOR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
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LOAD
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THE ITEMS THAT ARE BEING STIRILIZED
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MATERIAL SAFTY DATA SHEET
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A SHEETS THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING THE CHEMICAL, HAZARDS AND WHAT IT TAKES TO USE IT SAFELY
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NONCRITICAL ITEM
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AN ITEM THAT COMES IN CONTACT WITH INTACT SKIN BUT NOT MEMBRANES
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SANITIZATION
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PROCESS TO REMOVE ORGANIC MATTER FROM AN ITEM TO REDUCE THE MICROORGANISM TO A SAFER LEVEL
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SEMICRITICAL
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AN ITEM THAT COME IN CONTACT WITH NONINTACT SKIN OR MUCUS MEMBRANES
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SPORE
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A HARD THICK LIKE CAPSULE FORMED BY SOME BACTERIA THAT CONTAINS ONLY THE ESSENTIAL PARTS OF THE PROTOPLASM OF THE BACTERIAL CELL
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STERILIZATION
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THE PROCESS OF DESTROYING ALL FORMS OF MICROBIAL LIFE, INCLUDING BACTERIAL SPORES
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THERMOLABILE
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EASILY AFFECTED OR CHANGED BY HEAT
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