Sterilization and Disinfection

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  1. 3. A machine used for disinfection
  2. 8. Length of time a sterile item remains sterile
  3. 11. The spread of infection from one patient to another
  4. 12. The body part where antiseptics are applied
  5. 14. Used to hold items during sterilization
  6. 15. Describes bacteria that need oxygen to survive
  7. 16. To make something clean, often with a cleaning agent
  8. 17. To grow microbes in a controlled environment
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  1. 1. Method using gamma rays or UV light for sterilization
  2. 2. An agent that can kill bacterial spores
  3. 4. Describes organisms that cause disease
  4. 5. Describes microbes that are hard to kill
  5. 6. An agent that kills fungi
  6. 7. A test strip that shows if sterilization has worked
  7. 9. To check the effectiveness of a sterilization process
  8. 10. Process that eliminates many or all pathogenic microorganisms, except bacterial spores, on inanimate objects
  9. 11. Refers to items entering sterile tissue, needing sterilization
  10. 13. Used with steam in an autoclave to sterilize
  11. 14. To stop the spread of infection