Vocab

Question 1

define AEROBES

Answer 1

microorganism that lives & grows in oxygen

Question 2

define AIRBORNE

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transport/carried through air

Question 3

define ANAEROBES

Answer 3

microorganisms that can live w/o oxygen

Question 4

define ASEPSIS

Answer 4

condition free of organism

Question 5

define AUTOCLAVE

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pressurized device to heat aqueous solutions above boiling pnt for sterilization

Question 6

define BACTERIA

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

Question 7

define BIOHAZARDOUS

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risk to human health because of microorganism

Question 8

define BLOOD-BORNE

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capable of being transported in blood

Question 9

define CLINICAL LABORATORY IMPROVEMENT AMENDMENTS (CLIA)

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legislation dealing w/operation of clinical laboratory

Question 10

define COMA

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

Question 11

define COMMUNICABLE

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contagious

Question 12

define DISINFECTION

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cleaning to prevent bacteria

Question 13

define DROPLET INFECTION

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disease from contamination w/water-based microorganisms

Question 14

define EXUDATIVE

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

Question 15

define FECAL

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pertaining to feces

Question 16

define FLORA

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plant life

Question 17

define FOMITE

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object that can harbor disease agent & transmit it

Question 18

define FUNGI

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simple parasitic plant that depends on other life as nutritional source

Question 19

define HYGIENE

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study of health & observance of health rules

Question 20

define INCINERATIONS

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burn

Question 21

define INCUBATION

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interval between exposure to infection & appearance of 1st symptoms

Question 22

define INVASIVE

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intruding

Question 23

define MALAISE

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discomfort/uneasiness

Question 24

define MICROORGANISMS

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microscopic living body not perceivable w/naked eye

Question 25

define MORPHOLOGY

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biology of form & structure of organisms

Question 26

define OBLIGATE

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bind legally/morally

Question 27

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

Question 28

define PARASITES

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

Question 29

define PATHOGENS

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any microorganism/substance capable of creating disease

Question 30

define PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)

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clothing/goggles/gloves to protect user from infectious materials

Question 31

define PETECHIAL

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small, purple, hemorrhagic spots

Question 32

define pH

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measure of acidity/alkalinity

Question 33

define PROTOZOA

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single-cell animal

Question 34

define PRURITIC

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itching

Question 35

define RESUSCITATION

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revival procedure from apparent/possible death

Question 36

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

Question 37

define SANITIZATION

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applying antimicrobial agents to nonliving objects to destroy microorganisms

Question 38

define SEIZURES

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sudden attack of pain/disease/symptoms

Question 39

define SERRATIONS

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etchings on blade to keep from slipping

Question 40

define SHELF LIFE

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

Question 41

define SPORES

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

Question 42

define STANDARD PRECAUTIONS

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guidelines to prevent disease & nosocomial infections by CDC

Question 43

define STERILIZATIONS

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

Question 44

define SUSCEPTIBLE

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little resistance to disease/foreign protein

Question 45

define VECTOR

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organism that transmits pathogens

Question 46

define VIGILANT

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alertly watchful especially to avoid danger/harm

Question 47

define VIRUSES

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infectious agent gen w/nucleic acid molecule in protein coat

Question 48

define VULNERABLE

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liable to injury