| A | B |
|---|
| communicable disease | disease that is transmitted from one individual to another |
| contamination | containing infection or infectious organisms or germs |
| disinfection | aseptic-control method that destroys pathogens but does not usually kill spores and viruses |
| antisepsis | aseptic control that inhibits, retards growth of, or kills pathogenic organisms; not effective against spores and viruses |
| asepsis | being free from infection |
| clean | free from organisms causing disease |
| endogenous | infection or disease originating within the body |
| exogenous | infection or disease originating outside of or external to the body |
| nosocomial | pertaining to or originating in a health care facility such as a hospital |
| bioterrorism | use of biological agents, such as pathogens, for terrorist purposes |
| cavitation | cleaning process employed in an ultrasonic unit; bubbles explode to drive cleaning solution onto article being cleaned |
| fomites | any substance or object that adheres to and transmits infectious materia |
