Medical Asepsis Terminology Quiz

Plant life adapted for living in a specific environment, as in flora in the intestines.

An organism (such as an insect) that transmits a pathogen.

A condition free of pathogenic organisms

An object (such as bed sheets, or utensils) that my harbor a disease agent.

A microorganism that can live and grow without oxygen.

The interval between exposure to infection and the appearance of the first symptom.

Capable of being transported in blood.

A diagnostic and treatment procedure involving entry into living tissue

A branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.

Any material that has been in contact with body fluid and is capable of transmitting disease.

A measure of acidity or alkalinity.

Hard capsules formed by certain bacteria that allow then to resist prolonged exposure to heat.

Guidelines for the prevention of infectious diseases established by the CDC.

Sterilization of flame; to burn or destroy by heat

Disease causing microorganism.

Definite pathological process of having a distinctive set of symptoms.

The length of time a wrapped instrument will remain sterile.

A microorganism that can live and grow only in the presence of oxygen.

An apparatus for sterilizing that uses super heated steam under pressure.

An infection acquired by inhaling droplets of saliva or sputum containing a viruses; ex-sneeze.

Catching; able to be transmitted by contact; AKA contagious.

Having little resistance to a disease or foreign protein.