sterilization

• antiseptic - A substance that arrests or prevents the

  growth of microorganisms by inhibiting their activity without necessarily destroying them
• sterilization includes heat, chemical, radiation, and filtration
• sterilization - A process by which all viable microorganisms are removed or destroyed
• terminal sterilization - A process that destroys all viable

  microorganisms at the final sealed

  package
• terminal sterilization involves heat radiation or chemical treatments to maintain sterility of the products
• bactericide - Any agent that destroys microorganisms
• bactericide is used for cleaning an area and in various applications including disinfection of services, sterilization of medical equipment and treatment of bacterial infections.
• bacteriostatic - Any agent that arrests or retards the growth of microorganisms, does not completely eliminate bacteria only prevent them from multiplying further, and used in medical treatments and preservation methods
• virucide - an agents that will destroy virusses
• germicide - An agent that destroy microorganisms but

  not necessarily bacterial spores
• bioburden - the number of viable microorganisms in or

  an object or preparation entering a sterilization step
• bioburden is used in research not necessarily in the manufacturing
• bioburden is crucial to ensure that the sterilization method effectively
• disinfection - process that decreases the probability ofinfection by destroying vegetative microorganisms, not not ordinarily bacterial spores.
• sterility - absence of viable microorganisms and achieve through sterilization process such as heat radiation and filtration
• thermal sterilization - nearing the end of the process
• autoclave - device designed to produce steam under pressure at high temperature
• dry heat - heating without moisture
• sterilization by filter - Depends on physical removal of microorganisms by absorption on the filer medium or by sieving mechanism
• gas sterilization - Sterilization process of choice for heat-sensitive and moisture sensitive materials by exposure to ethylene oxide or propylene oxide gas, more commonly used for dry powders and plastics material
• sterilization by ionizing radiation - Sterilization process using gamma rays and cathode rays suitable for industrial sterilization of contents in sealed packages that cannot be exposed to heat.
• irrigation solution - Not intended for infusion into the venous system, topical administration used for irrigating wounds, moistening dressing and cleaning surgical instruments. Packaged in pour bottles
• infusion of irrigating solutions - used by surgeonsperforming urologic procedures to perfuse tissues, remove blood and obtain clear field of view. 1 ml of neosporin GU, an antibiotic is often added to these solution
• Dialysis-irrigating solutions - used in the dialysis of patients with renal

  failure, poisoning and electrolyte disturbances. These products remove waste materials, serum electrolytes and toxic products from the body
• dialysis - separation of substances from one

  another in solution by taking advantage of their differing diffusibility through membranes
• peritoneal - thru the peritoneal cavity of the abdomen
• hemodialysis - thru the vein