Operations
Microorganisms
Processes
Condition
Definitions
100

The relative of humidity of clean assembly areas

What is 30 - 60%

100

This type of transmission occurs via gas or air stream

What is airborne

100

Materials that repel and do not absorb water

What are hydrophobic

100

Having high or elevated glucose levels in the blood

What is hyperglycemia

100

Pyrogen

What is a fever producing substance created / produced by a bacteria

200

Also called the prep and pack area

What is the assembly area

200

Bacteria that do not de-colorize when acid is added to a stained smear

What is acid-fast bacteria

200

Reusable and consumable items used to provide healthcare services to patients

What is inventory

200

A loss of blood

What is hemorrhage
200
MSDS

What is a materials safety data sheet

300

These should not be worn on the hands in clean assembly areas

What are fake nails / nail polish

300

Substance which causes the body to produce antibodies

What is an antigen

300

The number of days that have elapsed since Jan 1

What is Julian Date

300

A disease characterized by the development of abnormal white blood cells

What is leukemia

300

Standard

Uniform method of defining basic parameters for processes. products, services and measurements

400

The most common type of wrapping procedure utilized in the assembly area

What is simultaneous envelope fold

400

Meaning: showing no signs or symptoms of infection

What is asymptomatic

400

The label information on sterilization packages

What is load control number

400

The total chemical changes by which the nutritional and functional activities of an organism are maintained

What is metabolism

400

Tissue

A group of cells that performs a specialized function

500

The ideal form of sterile storage

What is closed shelving

500

Long hair-like structures that enable a microorganism to move

What are flagella

500

A unit equal to one lumen per square meter

What is a lux

500
Abnormal loss of bone tissue

What is osteoporosis

500

Conduction

Heat transfer through an item's exterior surface into internal layers.

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