Glossary Anaesthetic: That which produces insensibility to pain

Telling the characteristics of subject matter, but not the subject itself.

Destroying bacteria or inhibiting their growth.

A chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections.

Clean and free of disease-causing organisms, and made free from live bacteria or other microorganisms.

Any rod-shaped bacteria i.e. long and slender.

Bacteria are the smallest of microscopic organisms. Single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission. Certain species are active agents in fermentation, while others appear to be the cause of certain infectious diseases (commonly called "germs").

Relating to the ox or cow.

The use of chemical agents (drugs) to treat or control disease.

Stamps distributed by the Lung Association to raise funds used in the fight against Tuberculosis. v1.lung.ca/christmas/