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| the process that destroys or removes all viable MOs (including viruses) |
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physical process or a chemical agent that destroys vegetative pathogens but not bacterial endospores
Removes harmful products of MOs (toxins) from material |
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| Decontamination or Sanitzation |
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| cleansing technique that mechanically removes MOs as well as other debris to reduce contamination to safe levels |
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| reduces the # of microbes on human skin |
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| the growth of microorganisms in the blood and other tissues |
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| Any practice that prevents the entry of infectious agents into sterile tissues and thus prevents infection |
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| practiced in healthcare; range from sterile methods to antisepsis |
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| What does the root -stasis or static mean |
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| to stand still or to pause |
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| What does the root -cidal mean |
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| to have the ability to kill |
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| permanent termination of an organism’s vital processes is called? |
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| What is the shortest length of time required to kill all test microbes at a specified temperature called? |
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| what is the lowest temperature required to kill all microbes in a sample in 10 minutes called? |
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| Energy emitted from atomic activities and dispersed at high velocity through matter or space is called? |
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| chemicals dissolved in pure water as the solvent are called? |
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| chemicals dissolved in pure alcohol or water-alcohol mixtures are called? |
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| a small volume of the liquid chemical is diluted in a larger volume of solvent to achieve a certain ratio is called? |
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