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define AEROBES

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microorganism that lives & grows in oxygen

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define AIRBORNE

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transport/carried through air

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define ANAEROBES

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microorganisms that can live w/o oxygen

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define ASEPSIS

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condition free of organism

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define AUTOCLAVE

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pressurized device to heat aqueous solutions above boiling pnt for sterilization

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define BACTERIA

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unicellular microorganism concerned w/fermentation & putrefaction of matter & is disease-causing agent

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define BIOHAZARDOUS

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risk to human health because of microorganism

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define BLOOD-BORNE

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capable of being transported in blood

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define CLINICAL LABORATORY IMPROVEMENT AMENDMENTS (CLIA)

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legislation dealing w/operation of clinical laboratory

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define COMA

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abnormal stupor where person can’t be aroused by external stimuli

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define COMMUNICABLE

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contagious

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define DISINFECTION

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cleaning to prevent bacteria

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define DROPLET INFECTION

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disease from contamination w/water-based microorganisms

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define EXUDATIVE

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pertaining to any fluid that filters from the circulatory system into lesions/areas of inflammation

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define FECAL

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pertaining to feces

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define FLORA

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plant life

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define FOMITE

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object that can harbor disease agent & transmit it

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define FUNGI

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simple parasitic plant that depends on other life as nutritional source

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define HYGIENE

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study of health & observance of health rules

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define INCINERATIONS

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define INCUBATION

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interval between exposure to infection & appearance of 1st symptoms

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define INVASIVE

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define MALAISE

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discomfort/uneasiness

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define MICROORGANISMS

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microscopic living body not perceivable w/naked eye

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define MORPHOLOGY

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biology of form & structure of organisms

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define OBLIGATE

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bind legally/morally

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define OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH ADMINISTARTION (OSHA)

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part of US Dept of Labor from act signed by Nixon & prevents work-related injuries/illness/death by enforcing rules

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define PARASITES

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organisms that live in/on another organism w/o rendering service in return

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define PATHOGENS

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any microorganism/substance capable of creating disease

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define PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)

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clothing/goggles/gloves to protect user from infectious materials

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define PETECHIAL

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small, purple, hemorrhagic spots

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define pH

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measure of acidity/alkalinity

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define PROTOZOA

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single-cell animal

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define PRURITIC

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define RESUSCITATION

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revival procedure from apparent/possible death

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define RICKETTSIAE

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any family of rod-shaped/coccoid/diplococcus shaped bacteria that are intracellular parasites of arthropods & can cause diseases when transmitted to humans

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define SANITIZATION

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applying antimicrobial agents to nonliving objects to destroy microorganisms

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define SEIZURES

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sudden attack of pain/disease/symptoms

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define SERRATIONS

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etchings on blade to keep from slipping

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define SHELF LIFE

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length of time sterile items before they considered unsuitable for maintaining sterility

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define SPORES

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hard capsules formed by certain bacteria allowing rest & prolonged exposure to heat

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define STANDARD PRECAUTIONS

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guidelines to prevent disease & nosocomial infections by CDC

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define STERILIZATIONS

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elimination of all transmissible agents from the surface from surface/biologic culture medium

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define SUSCEPTIBLE

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little resistance to disease/foreign protein

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define VECTOR

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organism that transmits pathogens

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define VIGILANT

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alertly watchful especially to avoid danger/harm

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define VIRUSES

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infectious agent gen w/nucleic acid molecule in protein coat

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define VULNERABLE

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liable to injury

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