Vocabulary Chapter 56
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Antiseptic | Substance that kills microorganisms. |
| Contamination | Becoming non sterile through contact with any non sterile symptoms. |
| Diseases | Pathologic process having a descriptive set of signs and symptoms. |
| Disinfection | Destruction of pathogens by physical or chemical means. |
| Edema | Swelling between layers of tissue. |
| Infection | Invasion of body tissues by microorganisms that then proliferate and damage tissues. |
| Microorganism | Living organisms that can be seen only with a light microscope. |
| Pathogens | Disease-causing microorganisms |
| Permeable | Allowing a substance to pass or soak through. |
| Sanitization | Cleaning the environment to reduce the number of pathogenic microorganisms. |
| Spores | Thick-walled dormant form of bacteria, very resistant to disinfection measures. |
| Sterilization | Complete destruction of all forms of microbial life. |
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