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MICR33
Chapter 7
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Microbiology
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07/03/2012
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Term
sepsis
 Definition
microbial contamination
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asepsis
 Definition
the absence of significant contamination. aseptic surgery techniques prevent microbial contamination of wounds
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sterilization
 Definition
removing all microbial life
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commercial sterilization
 Definition
killing C. botulinum endospores
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disinfection
 Definition
removing pathogens
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antisepsis
 Definition
removing pathogens from living tissue
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degerming
 Definition
removing microbes from a limited area
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sanitization
 Definition
lowering microbial counts on eating utensils
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biocide/germicide
 Definition
killing microbes
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bacteriostasis
 Definition
inhibiting, not killing, microbes
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