CLINICAL MEDICINE

Detailed explanation-1: -Sterilization: Sterilization is defined as a process of complete elimination or destruction of all forms of microbial life (i.e., both vegetative and spore forms), which is carried out by various physical and chemical methods.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sterilization: The use of a physical or chemical procedure to destroy all microbial life, including highly resistant bacterial endospores.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chemical disinfectants can kill bacteria, but they do not destroy their spores. A process called sterilization destroys spores and bacteria. It is done at high temperature and under high pressure. In health care settings, sterilization of instruments is usually done using a machine called an autoclave.

Detailed explanation-4: -Thermal or chemical destruction of pathogenic and other types of microorganisms. Disinfection is less lethal than sterilization because it destroys most recognized pathogenic microorganisms but not necessarily all microbial forms (e.g., bacterial spores).

Detailed explanation-5: -Sterilization can be done by three methods: physical, chemical and physiochemical. Physical method includes heat, radiation, and filtration. Chemical methods involve using liquid and gaseous chemicals.