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The language origin of most medical terminology
What is Greek or Latin
When performing hand hygiene you should scrub your hands for ______.
What is 20 seconds
_______ is the only way to interrupt the transmission of a causative agent
What is eliminate it?
A surgical procedure performed in a manner that causes little or no trauma or injury to the patient
What is minimally invasive surgery (MIS)
A document that identifies a physician’s needs for a specific medical procedure
What is Physician’s preference card
To make safe by removing or reducing contamination by infectious organisms or other harmful substances to an acceptable level
What is decontamination
Three types of muscle tissue
What are skeletal, smooth and cardiac
A cart prepared for an individual procedure containing all the instrument, supplies and utensils needed for a specific procedure
What is a case cart
Gyne is the medical term meaning _______.
What is woman
The medical term for liver
What is hepat
This theory states that all patients must be treated as if their blood or bodily fluids are infectious
What is Standard Precaution
These microorganisms require oxygen in order to grow
What are aerobic bacteria
The medical definition of -ac, -al, -ic, -eal, -ary, -ous
What is “pertaining to”
This structure controls the amount of light entering the eye
What is pupil
The pathway by which an infectious agent leaves the reservoir
What is the Portal of exit
This agency may intervene in a matter of worker protection, even if there are no specific regulations covering the situation
What is Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Band or sheet of fibrous connective tissue
What is Fascia
_____ describes low risk devices such as most handheld surgical instruments, hospital beds and ultrasonic cleaners
What is Class 1 devices
This yellowish liquid makes up more than 55% of blood
What is plasma
Process by which all forms of microbial life, including bacteria, viruses, spores and fungi are completely destroyed
What is sterilization
Transverse, coronal, and Sagittal refers to _________
What are anatomical planes
These are used to breakdown fatty deposits on instruments
What are lipase enzymes
The typical method of bacterial reproduction in which a cell divides into two equal parts
What is binary fission
Passes through the body, organ or structure dividing into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) sections
What is transverse plane
The process used by ultrasonic cleaners in which low pressure bubbles collapse (implode) and dislodge soil from instruments
What is cavitation