Clean
Free from disease or infectious agents <a pullorum-clean flock> <keep installations clean of
TB infection>
Deactivate
1 : to make inactive or ineffective
2 : to deprive of chemical activity
Decontamination
A process that reduces contaminating substances to a defined acceptance level.
To make safe by eliminating poisonous or otherwise harmful substances, such as noxious
chemicals or radioactive material.
To rid of contamination (as radioactive material)
Disinfect
To destroy pathogenic microorganisms in or on any substance or to inhibit their growth and
vital activity.
To cleanse something so as to destroy or prevent the growth of disease-carrying
microorganisms.
To free from infection especially by destroying harmful microorganisms
Sanitization
That part of decontamination that reduces viable microorganisms to a defined acceptance
level, normally achieved by using a chemical agent or heat.
To make sanitary (as by cleaning or sterilizing) <if the apparatus is not properly sanitized,
pathogens may be disseminated to subsequent patients —Journal of the American Medical
Association>
Sterilize
To make free from live bacteria or other microorganisms.
References provided by:
The American Heritage® Stedman’s Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by
Houghton Mifflin Company.
Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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