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Sanitation Terms

Sanitation Terms. Antiseptic. solutions that destroy microorganisms or inhibit their growth on living tissues. Aseptic. being free of infection or contamination by microorganisms. Biohazard. medical waste that could cause infection; needles, scalpel blades, blood, body parts. Carcinogenic.

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Sanitation Terms

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  1. Sanitation Terms

  2. Antiseptic solutions that destroy microorganisms or inhibit their growth on living tissues

  3. Aseptic being free of infection or contamination by microorganisms

  4. Biohazard medical waste that could cause infection; needles, scalpel blades, blood, body parts

  5. Carcinogenic cancer causing

  6. -cide, cidal suffixes meaning to kill

  7. Disinfect to cleanse of harmful organisms

  8. Dosimeter a badge that records exposure to radiation that is worn when taking x-rays

  9. EPA Environmental Protection Agency

  10. FDA Food and Drug Administration

  11. Incubation Period the period of time between infection and the appearance of clinical signs

  12. Isolation the process of keeping an animal by itself to prevent the spread of disease; quarantine

  13. MSDA Material Safety Data Sheet

  14. OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration

  15. Parasite an organism that grows, feeds, and lives on or in another organism while contributing nothing to the survival of the host organism

  16. Pathogen any microorganism that causes disease

  17. Quarantine the process of keeping an animal by itself to prevent the spread of disease; isolation

  18. Sanitation applying practices that make something more acceptable by cleaning it

  19. Sharps biohazard materials such as needles, scalpel blades and syringes

  20. Sterilization the process of killing and removing all microorganisms

  21. Virus a pathogen consisting of a single nucleic acid surrounded by a protein coat and having the ability to replicate only within a living cell

  22. Zoonosis any disease that can be passed from animal to human

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