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Infection - ✅✅Contamination or invasion of body tissue by pathogenic organisms
Immunity - ✅✅the ability of an organism to resist a particular infection or toxin by the action
of specific antibodies or sensitized white blood cells.
Decontamination - ✅✅The removal of blood or other potentially infectious materials on an
item's surface and the removal of visible debris or residue such as dust, hair, and skin.
Fungi - ✅✅ringworm
Fungi - ✅✅microscopic plant parasites that include molds, mildews, and yeasts. Can produce
contagious diseases such a ringworm
EPA - ✅✅Responsible for registering all types of disinfectants sold and used in the US
Hospital Disinfectants - ✅✅Disinfectants that are effective for cleaning blood and body fluids.
Virus - ✅✅A parasitic submicroscopic particle that infects and resides in cells of biological
organisms.
Staphylococci - ✅✅Pus-forming bacteria that grow in clusters like a bunch of grapes. They
cause abscesses, pustules, and boils.
Scabies - ✅✅contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite, commonly through sexual
contact. Burrows under the skin
,Balance skins PH level - ✅✅What is the purpose for using astringent?
Matter - ✅✅Substance that occupies space
Serum - ✅✅What product is chemically formulates with smaller molecules?
Amino acids - ✅✅a simple organic compound containing both a carboxyl (—COOH) and an
amino (—NH2) group.
Amino acids - ✅✅Organic acids that form the building blocks of protein
Enzymes - ✅✅Catalysts that break down complex food molecules to utilize extracted energy
Retinoic acid - ✅✅Also known as Retin-A®; vitamin A derivative that has demonstrated an
ability to alter collagen synthesis and is used to treat acne and visible signs of aging; side effects
are irritation, photosensitivity, skin dryness, redness, and peeling.
Vitamin A - ✅✅Also known as retinol; an antioxidant that aids in the functioning and repair of
skin cells.
Vitamin D - ✅✅Fat soluble vitamin that is produced in the body when exposed to UV rays
Vitamin D - ✅✅Sunshine vitamin. Essential for growth and development
Anaphoresis - ✅✅Process of infusing an alkaline (negative) product into the tissues from the
negative pole toward the positive pole.
,Cataphoresis - ✅✅process of forcing acidic substances into deeper tissues using galvanic
current from the positive toward the negative pole
Electrode - ✅✅Also known as probe; applicator for directing electric current from an
electrotherapy device to the client's skin.
Electro therapy - ✅✅The use of electrical devices to treat the skin and for therapeutic benefits
Insulator - ✅✅Also known as non-conductor; substance that does not easily transmit
electricity
Iontophoresis - ✅✅Also known as ionization; process of infusing water-soluble products into
the skin with use of electric current, such as the use of positive and negative poles of galvanic
machine or a microcurrent device.
Laser - ✅✅Acronym for light amplification stimulation emission of radiation; a medical device
that uses electromagnetic radiation for hair removal and skin treatments.
Light Therapy - ✅✅Also known as phototherapy; the application of light rays to the skin for the
treatment of wrinkles, capillaries, pigmentation, or hair removal.
Modalites - ✅✅Currents used in electrical facial and scalp treatments
Polarity - ✅✅Negative or positive pole of an electric current
Rectifier - ✅✅Apparatus that changes alternating current to direct current
Red light - ✅✅A light-emitting diode for use on clients in the stimulation of circulation and
collagen and elastin production.
, Tesla high-frequency current - ✅✅Also known as violet ray; thermal or heat-producing current
with a high rate of oscillation or vibration that is commonly used for scalp and facial
treatments.
Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation - ✅✅Invisible rays that have short wavelengths, are the least
penetrating rays, produce chemical effects, and kill germs.
Air - ✅✅The gaseous mixture that makes up the Earth's atmosphere. It is odorless, colorless,
and generally consists of about 1 part oxygen and 4 parts nitrogen by volume.
Alkalis - ✅✅Also known as bases; compounds that react with acids to form salts. Have a PH
above 7.0 (neautral), taste is bitter and turns litmus paper from red to blue
Element - ✅✅the simplest form of matter that has a unique set of properties. Cannot be
broken down into smaller substances without loss of identity
Free Radicals - ✅✅Unstable molecules that cause inflammation, disease, biochemical aging,
especially wrinkling and sagging of the skin.
Hydrogen peroxide - ✅✅Chemical compound of hydrogen and oxygen; a colorless liquid with a
characteristic odor and slightly acid taste.
Immiscible - ✅✅liquids that are not soluble in each other, are not capable of being mixed
together to form stable solutions
Inorganic chemistry - ✅✅the study of substances that, in general, do not contain carbon but
may contain hydrogen
Matter - ✅✅Any substance that occupies space and has mass (weight).
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