Chapter 11 Flashcards
Definitions
Vocabulary Word
An instrument used to examine the interior of a hollow organ or body cavity.
Endoscope
Vocabulary Word
Semiconductor diode that emits light when voltage is applied
Light-emitting diode (LED)
Vocabulary Word
Cleaning instructions for endoscopes that have been not processed within an hour after the completion of point-of-use treatment
Delayed Processing
Vocabulary Word
A substance used to keep things in position or stick them together. A chemical substance used to preserve or stabilize biological material for examination.
Fixative
Vocabulary Word
Instruments or sets borrowed from a vendor or other facility for emergency or scheduled surgical procedures that will be returned following use.
Loaned instrumentation
Definition
Endoscope
en·do·scope
Endo- means inside, within, internal
-scope means viewing, examining, observing
An instrument used to examine the interior of a hollow organ or body cavity.
Definition
Light-emitting diode (LED)
light i-mit-ing dai-ode
-emitting means to give off or send forth
Diode: Di meaning two and ode meaning path
Semiconductor diode that emits light when voltage is applied
Definition
Delayed Processing
Cleaning intructions for endoscopes that have been not
Cleaning instructions for endoscopes that have been not processed within an hour after the completion of point-of-use treatment
Definition
Fixative
fix·a·tive
A substance used to keep things in
A chemical substance used to
A substance used to keep things in position or stick them together. A chemical substance used to preserve or stabilize biological material for examination.
