prelim Flashcards
1
Q
an invasion of the body tissue by microorganisms and their proliferation
A
infection
2
Q
absence of disease-producing microorganism
A
asepsis
3
Q
practices designed to REDUCE the number and transfer of pathogens
A
medical asepsis
4
Q
clean technique
A
medical asepsis
5
Q
practices that render and keep objects and areas FREE from microorganisms
A
surgical asepsis
6
Q
sterile technique
A
surgical asepsis
7
Q
being free from infection
A
asepsis
8
Q
the presence of infection
A
sepsis
9
Q
transport of an infection or the products of infection throughout the body or by blood
A
septicemia
10
Q
a person or an animal who is without signs of illness but who harbors pathogen within his body that can be transferred to another
A
carrier
11
Q
a person or an animal known or believed to have exposed to a disease
A
contact
