MC3 MIDTERM REVIEWER

• Sterilization- process of destroying all living organism & virus.
• Disinfectant- a chemical that kills microorganisms on surfaces and in the air.
• Decontamination- treatment of an object or inanimate surface.
• Disinfection- elimination of mco’s
• Antiseptic- agent that kills or inhibits growth of microbes.
• Sanitizer- reduces number of bacteria to safe level.
• Bacteriostatic- prevents bacterial growth but does not kill them.
• Sanitizer- reduces microbial numbers to a safe level.
• Antibiotic- metabolic product produced by one microorganism that inhibits or kill mcos
• Chemotherapeutic synthetic drug- synthetic chemicals that can be used therapeutically.
• Cidal- kills the pathogen by killing the pathogen's host.
• Cidal- an agent that will kill mcos and viruses.
• Static- action will inhibit the grow of mcos.
• Chemical Control- use of disinfectants, antiseptic, antibiotics, & chemotherapeutic antimicrobial chemicals.
• Synthetic chemicals- can be used therapeutically.
• Selective toxicity- a drug that is selectively toxic to certain cells or tissues.
• Selective toxicity- chemical being used should inhibit or kill the intended pathogen w/o seriously harming the host.
• Phenol- general disinfectant.
• Ethyl Alcohol- antiseptic for skin and thermometer.
• Iodine- skin disinfectant.
• Chlorine- water disinfectant.
• Silver nitrate- treatment of burns
• Mercury compounds- skin disinfectant.
• Formaldehyde- sterilization of instruments.
• Physical control- control high or low temperature, radiation, osmotic pressur, and filteration.
• Methecillin- resistant staphylococcus aureus.
• Fungicide- kills fungi.
• Bactericide- kills bacteria.
• Bactericidal- killing bacteria
• Bacteriostatic- inhibiting the grows of bacteria.
• Autoclave- effective sterilizer.
• Irradiation- destroy or disorts nucleic acids.
• Ultraviolet light

  • uses to sterilize the surfaces of object.

  • used in microbiology lab.
• Pasteurization- use of heat.
• Degerming- removal of microbes by mechanical means.
• Disinfection- destruction of mco
• Antisepsis- reduction in the number of mcos and viruses.
• Aseptic- refers to the environment or procedure free of pathogenic contaminants.
• Filteration- involves the physical removal of all cells in a liquid or gas.
• Autoclaving- most effective and efficient means of sterilization.