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1
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Microorganisms are at an irreducible level

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sterile

2
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process by which all pathogenic and non-pethogen microbes, including spores, are killed

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sterilization

3
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passage of fluid through materials, rendering them non-sterile

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wicking

4
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absence of disease causing microbes

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asepsis

5
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compounds used to clean and reduce bacterial populations of inanimate objects, surfaces, or equipment

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disinfectants

6
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inorganic chemical compounds used to kill or reduce the microbial population of viable (living) tissue

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antiseptics

7
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transfer of microbes to a previously sterile area

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contamination

8
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hospital-acquired infection associated with receipt of medical care

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nosocomial infection

9
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packing, drapes, or protective garb intended to maintain an effective barrier against microbial transmission and contamination

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microbial barrier

10
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–ectomy

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excision or surgical removal or tissue

11
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–orrhaphy

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surgical repair by use of suture

12
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–oscopy

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direct visual examination of s a structure

13
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–ostomy

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creation of a new (permanent) opening by suturing luminal epithelium to the skin

14
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–otomy

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cutting or dissection (surgically incising into the tissue and closing the incision)

15
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–pexy

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surgical fixation of a structure to another structure by use of suture

16
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–plasty

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repairing defects in a structure

17
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removal, especially by cutting, separation, or detatchment

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ablation

18
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delivery of a fetus by incision through the abdominal and uterine walls

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cesarean section

19
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removal of foreign material and devitalized or contaminated tissues from w wound

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debridement

20
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splitting open, as in a surgical wound

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dehiscence

21
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surgical sponge left within a patient’s body

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gossypiboma

22
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dilatation of a space or cavity with accumulated mucous secretions

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mucocele

23
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excision of a claw or nail at P2-P3

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onychectomy

24
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excision of part of a structure

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resection

25
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state of being twisted (on a pedicle)

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torsion

26
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rotation/twisting of a portion of GI tract on it’s mesenteric axis

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volvulus

27
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surgical removal of the cecum

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typhlectomy

28
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distance between the point of the needle and the swaged portion

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chord length

29
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planned disruption of tissue planes; wound is created using sharp instruments

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incision

30
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skin or tissue penetration by a blunt or sharp projectile

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puncture

31
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dampened waveform that surges and gaps

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coagulating current

32
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undampened waveform with constant output of high frequency current

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cutting current

33
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undampened waveforms are added to the dampened waveform and result in the ability to incise and coagulate at the same time

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blended current