Surgical Technology for the surg tech Chapter 7 Questions and Answers(A+ Solution guide)

asepsis - Absence of microorganisms; (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms autoclave - a device to accomplish steam or gas sterilization bioburden - Amount of gross organic debris or the number of microorganisms on an object at any given time biological indicator - a method of testing the sterilization capability of a sterilizer; contains microorganisms that are killed when exposed to a sterilization process; only method guaranteeing the sterility of an item(s) Bowie-Dick test - A test of the vacuum system in a pre-vacuum sterilizer. cavitation - Mechanical process used by ultrasonic cleaners during which air pockets implode to dislodge debris and soil from the crevices and serrations of surgical instruments and equipment. chelation - The method of cleaning instruments in which the chosen cleaning solution uses the process of binding ions, such as iron and magnesium, in the solution to pro vent their deposit on the surgface of surgical instruments. chemical indicator - Internal or external monitor that changes color when exposed to the sterilization process;only indicates that the sterilization process has occurred, does not guarantee the sterility of the item. colonization - The growth and collection of microbes into a group that lives in a particular ares, such as the colonization of S. aureus in the nares of minated - Soiled with gross debris or by the presence of microbes. endoscopes - A general term used to describe the various types of flexible and rigid scopes used to view the internal structures of the body.