FOUND CHPT 16 VOCAB

An agent that is capable of either killing or inhibiting the growth of microorganisms

A substance capable of either killing or suppressing the multiplication and growth of microorganisms

A chemical compound used on skin or tissue to eliminate microorganisms

Single celled microorganisms lacking a nucleus which reproduce about every 20 minutes

To make unclean

Dead tissue or foreign matter

An agent that destroys infection producing organisms

Tiny, primitive organisms of the plant kingdom containing no chlorophyll that reproduce by means of spores

Parasitic worms or flukes that belong to the animal kingdom

Biologic response modifier that affects cellular growth

Any disease producing organism

Proteinaceous particles believed to be respoisible for transmitting neurodegenerative diseases

Small, rod/round shaped microorganisms found in tissue cells of lice, fleas, ticks, and mites and traqnsmitted to humans by their bites

Extreme.ly small particles of nucleic acids, either RNA or DNA with a coat \of protein that can triggger an immune reaction or damage calls in other ways