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Easily affected or changed by heat.
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Thermolabile
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To provide proper conditions for growth and development.
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Incubate
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The articles that are being sterilized.
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Load
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A substance that kills disease-producing micro-organisms but not their spores. An antiseptic is usually applied to living tissue.
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Antiseptic
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An apparatus for the sterilization of materials, using steam under pressure.
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Autoclave
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A hard, thick-walled capsule formed by some bacteria that contains only the essential parts of the protoplasm of the bacterial cell.
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Spore
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An agent used to destroy pathogenic micro-organisms but not their spores.
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Disinfectant
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An agent that cleanses by emulsifying dirt and oil.
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Detergent
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The process of destroying all forms of microbial life, including bacterial spores.
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Sterilization
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An item that comes into contact with intact skin, but not mucous membranes.
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Noncritical item
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To soil, stain, or pollute; to make impure.
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Contaminate
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An item that comes in contact with sterile tissue or the vascular system.
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Critical Item
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Any chemical that presents a threat to the health and safety of an individual coming into contact with it.
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Hazardous chemical
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A sheet that provides information regarding a chemical, its hazards, and measures to take to prevent injury and illness when handling the chemical.
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Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
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A process to remove organic matter from an article and to reduce the number of microorganisms to a safe level as determined by public health requirements.
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Sanitization
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An item that comes into contact with non-intact skin or intact mucous membranes.
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Semi-critical item
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Determine the effectiveness of the procedure and to check against improper wrapping of articles, improper loading of the autoclave, and faulty operation of the autoclave.
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Sterilization Indicators
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