The use of physical or chemical procedure to destroy all microbial life.

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Disease-producing agents

Objects that can penetrate the skin such as needles, scalpels, broken glass, broken capillary tubes, or lancets.

A disorder associated with being treated in a hospital, but unrelated to patient's primary condition.

Platelet

A small blood vessel connecting arterioles with venules.

The yellow fluid component of blood.

The use of physical or chemical means to destroy blood borne pathogens on a surface to point where they are no longer able to transmit infectious particles.

An iron-containing protein pigment present in red blood cells: it functions primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the tissues of the body.

The flow of blood to the lungs.

Cessation of bleeding; formation of a clot; The clotting process consists of the action of blood vessels, platelets, and coagulation factors.

Pathogenic microorganisms that are present in blood and can cause disease.

Red Blood Cells

The process of coagulation, or clot formation, that repairs vessel damage and stops blood loss.

White Blood Cells

A large leukocyte formed in bone marrow, with abundant cytoplasm and a kidney-shaped nucleus; ingests bacteria and debris in tissue.

A leukocyte produced in the lymphoid tissue.