Vocab #4

Question 1

opportunistic

Answer 1

microflora capable of causing disease

Question 2

pathogen

Answer 2

microbe capable of causing disease

Question 3

resistance

Answer 3

ability to overcome an invasion by pathogens

Question 4

sanitation

Answer 4

cleaning measure intended to promote health and prevent disease

Question 5

-cidal

Answer 5

to kill

Question 6

-static

Answer 6

to inhibit growth or reproduction

Question 7

cold sterilization

Answer 7

process of immersing an item in disinfectant solutions to reduce the level of contaminations, not truly sterile

Question 8

antibiotic

Answer 8

substance produced by microorganisms that inhibits or kills other microorganisms

Question 9

prophylactic

Answer 9

acting to defend against or prevent something, especially disease

Question 10

scrub technique

Answer 10

the technique/pattern used when aseptically prepping skin

Question 11

surgical site infection (SSI)

Answer 11

an infection that occurs after surgery in the part of the body where the surgery took place

Question 12

traumatic surgical instrument

Answer 12

an instrument intended to hold, occlude, crush, or ligate tissue or organs and causes permanent damage

Question 13

atraumatic surgical instrument

Answer 13

surgical instrument intended to hold or occlude tissue or organs without causing permanent damage

Question 14

granulation tissue

Answer 14

new vascular tissue in granular form on an ulcer or the healing surface of a wound

Question 15

debridement

Answer 15

removal of damaged tissue or foreign objects from a wound