Across
- 5. A word part at the beginning of the word that alters the meaning of the word
- 7. Assumes blood and body fluid of ANY patient could be infectious
- 11. Soiled with pathogens or infectious material; nonsterile.
- 12. The destruction of all microorganisms.
- 14. A federal agency committed to workplace safety
- 15. A cleansing process that reduces the number of microorganisms to a safe level as dictated by public health guidelines.
- 16. Referring to disease-causing microorganisms.
- 18. A white blood cell
- 19. This liquid comes from clotted blood
- 20. Pertaining to substances that inhibit the growth of microorganisms on living tissues.
- 23. Carries oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body parts
- 24. Transmission of disease by large drops of fluid coming from the respiratory tract
Down
- 1. Helps to shorten information to be recorded.
- 2. The controlling of blood flow
- 3. A red blood cell
- 4. This liquid comes from unclotted blood
- 6. The removal of disease-causing organisms or the destruction of the organisms after they leave the body.
- 7. The destruction of organisms before they enter the body.
- 8. Carries deoxygenated blood to the heart from the body parts
- 9. The best method of preventing the spread of infection
- 10. The process of killing pathogenic organisms or rendering them inactive.
- 13. A platelet
- 17. A word part at the end of the word that alters the meaning of the word
- 20. Transmission of disease by small fine particles of fluid coming from the respiratory tract
- 21. The most common form of disease transmission
- 22. An animal, usually an insect or tick, that transmits the causative organisms of disease.
