Across
- 1. achieving filtration of liquids through suction
- 5. chemical agents that kill microorganisms
- 8. growth of microorganisms in the blood and other tissues
- 10. shortest length of time required to kill all test microbes at a specified temperature
- 11. lowest temperature required to kill all microbes in a sample in 10 minutes
- 12. prevents the entry of infectious agents into sterile tissues and therefore prevents infection
- 14. physical process or a chemical agent to destroy vegetative pathogens but not bacterial endospores removes harmful products of microorganisms from material
- 15. Process that destroys or removes all viable microorganisms
Down
- 2. agents that prevent the growth of bacteria on tissues or on objects
- 3. inhibit fungal growth
- 4. any chemical known to inactivate viruses specifically on living tissue
- 6. energy emitted from atomic activities and dispersed at high velocity through matter or space
- 7. Cleansing technique that mechanically removes microorganisms as well as other debris to reduce contamination to safe levels
- 9. Reduces the number of microbes the human skin
- 13. chemical that destroys bacteria except for those in the endospore stage