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Different Levels of Clean; Bio 141

Terms in this set (24)

Sepsis
the growth of microorganisms in the tissue (blood is especially bad)
Asepsis
attempting to prevent the entry of microorganisms into sterile tissues (cleansing with iodine before surgery)
Decontamination
The detention, removal, or reduction in number of undesirable microbes (Aspesis, disinfection, sanitization, degermation)
Antiseptic
Chemicals applied to the body surface to destroy or inhibit vegetative pathogens (antibacterial soap)
vegetative pathogens
non-endospore forming
Disenfection
destruction of vegetative pathogens on inanimate objects (5% bleach)
Sanitization
cleansing technique that removes microorganisms and debris from inanimate surfaces (dishwashing, washing machine)
Degermation
cleansing technique that removes microorganisms and debris from living tissue (surgical handscrub scrub)
Sterilization
The removal or detraction of all viable microbes (ionizing radiation)
bacterial spores (endospores)
Bacteria capable of producing a protective coating that allows them to withstand very harsh environments, and shed the coating when conditions become more favorable.
antimicrobial agents
drugs that treat infections
non-ionizing radiation
Radiation that has enough energy to move atoms in a molecule around or cause them to vibrate, but not enough to remove electrons (UV) (Forms T-T bonds)
ionizing radiation
enough energy to dislodge electrons from atoms, forming ions; capable of causing cancer (gamma, X-rays) (Rips apart DNA)
chemotherapeutic drug
any chemical used in the treatment, relief, or prophylaxis of a disease
prophylaxis
use of a drug to prevent potential infection of a person at risk
antimicrobial chemotherapy
the use of chemotherapeutic drugs to control infection
antimicrobials
all inclusive term for any antimicrbioal drug regardless of origin
antibiotics
substances produced by the natural metabolic processes of some microroganisms that can inhibit or destroy other microorganisms
semisynthetic drugs
drugs that are chemically modified in the labratory after being isolated from natural sources
narrow spectrum (limited spectrum)
antimicrobials effective against a limited array of microbial types (Like gram positive bacteria)
Broad spectrum (extended spectrum)
antimicrobials effective against a wide variety of microbial types (Gram positive and gram negative bacteria)
Microbicidal
kills microbes
microbistatic
the quality of inhibiting the growth of microbes
synthetic drugs
antimicrobial compounds synthesized in the laboratory through chemical reactions
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