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Sternocleidomastoid
One of two muscles arising from the sternum and inner part of the clavicle.
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Steam sterilizer
An autoclave that sterilizes by steam under pressure at temperatures above 100°C.
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Bead sterilizer
A device devised to remove bacteria from dental instruments, but found to be ineffective by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (F.D.A.). It consists of a container filled with millimeter-sized glass spheres heated to temperatures exceeding 217°C into which the instrument is placed, usually for 15 to 45 seconds.
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Sterilizer
An oven or appliance for sterilizing. A device utilized to render medical equipment free from germs. A device used to kill germs using heat.
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Steam-thermal sterilization
Sterilization by exposure of microorganisms at to flowing steam or pressurized steam. There are three types of steam-thermal sterilization: gravity methods, in which ambient air in the sterilization chamber is gradually displaced by steam; prevacuum, in which air in the chamber is mechanically removed; and flash sterilization
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Involuntary sterilization
Any procedure that renders a legally incompetent person permanently infertile. It is performed only under court order, and only when other less drastic means of preventing unwanted procreation have failed.
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Gas sterilization
Exposure to gases such as for maldehyde or ethylene oxide that destroy microorganisms.
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Fractional sterilization
Sterilization in which heating is done at intervals so that spores can develop into vegetative bacteria and be destroyed.
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Flash sterilization
Steam-thermal sterilization in which instruments which are difficult to obtain or replace are placed in superheated (270°F) steam for 3 to 10 min.
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Dry heat sterilization
The sterilization of instruments in an oven in order to raise their surface temperature for a long enough time to kill any microorganisms.
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