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Which term refers to the absence of significant contamination?
Which term refers to the absence of significant contamination?
- Asepsis (correct)
- Sterilization
- Sepsis
- Disinfection
What is the term for killing Clostridium botulinum endospores by limited amounts of heat?
What is the term for killing Clostridium botulinum endospores by limited amounts of heat?
- Commercial sterilization (correct)
- Antisepsis
- Disinfection
- Sterilization
What is the term for the removal of pathogens from living tissue?
What is the term for the removal of pathogens from living tissue?
- Disinfection
- Antisepsis (correct)
- Sepsis
- Asepsis
What is the term for the removal of microbes from a limited area?
What is the term for the removal of microbes from a limited area?
What does the suffix -cide mean?
What does the suffix -cide mean?