| Term | Definition |
|---|
| autoclave | appliance used to sterilize medical instruments with steam under pressure |
| disinfection | killing or rendering inert most but not all pathogenic microorganisms |
| ethylene oxide | gas used to sterilize surgical instruments and other suppies |
| forceps | surgical instrument used to grasp, handle, compress, pull, or join tissues, equipment, or supplies |
| hemostat | surgical instrument with slender jaws used for grasping blood vessels |
| needle holder | type of surgical forceps used to hold and pass suture through tissue |
| obturator | smooth,rounded, removable inner portion of a hollow tube, such as an anoscope, that allows for easier insertion |
| OSHA | a federal agency with a mission to protect employees from work related hazards |
| ratchet | notched mechanism, usually at the handle end of an instrument, that clicks into position to maintain tension on the opposing blades or tips of the instrument |
| sanitation | maintenance of a healthful, disease-free environment |
| sanitize | reduce the number of microorganisms on a surface by use of low-level disinfectant practices |
| scalpel | small, pionted knife with a convex edge for surgical procedures |
| scissors | sharp instrument composed of two opposing cutting blades, held together by a central pin on which the blades pivot |
| serration | groove, either straight or criss-cross, etched or cut into the blade or tip of an instrument to improve its bite or grasp |
| sonud | long instrument for exploring or dilating body cavities or searching cavities for foreign bodies |
| sterilization | process, act, or techinque for destroying microorganisms using haet, water,chemicals, or gases |
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