| A | B |
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| base of support | The area on which an object rests |
| body alignment | The way the head, trunk, arms, and legs are aligned with one another; posture |
| body mechanics | Using the body in an efficient and careful way |
| coma | A state of being unaware of one's surroundings and being unable to react or respond to stimulus |
| hazardous substances | Any chemical in the workplace that can cause harm |
| incident | Any even that has harmed or could harm a resident, staff member, or visitor |
| workplace violence | Violent acts directed toward persons at work |
| asepsis | Being free of disease-producing microbes |
| biohazardous waste | Items contaminated with blood, or body fluids |
| carrier | A human or animal that is a reservoir for microbes but does not have signs and symptoms of infection |
| clean technique | Medical asepsis |
| communicable disease | A disease caused by pathogens that spread easily; a contagious disease |
| contagious disease | Communicable disease |
| contamination | The process of becoming unclean |
| disinfection | The process of destroying pathogens |
| infection | A disease resulting from the invasion and growth of microbes in the body |
| infection control | Methods to prevent the spread of infection |
| medical asepsis | Practices used to remove or destroy pathogens and to prevent their spread from one person or place to another person or place; clean technique |
| microbe | A microorganism; a germ |
| microorganism | A small living plant or animal seen only with a microscope; a microbe |
| non-pathogen | A microbe that does not usually cause an infection |
| sterile | The absence of all microbes |
| sterilization | The process of destroying all microbes |
