biohazardous
Toxic to life
Biohazardous describes materials that pose a risk to living organisms, especially humans.
The term applies to biological substances like blood, bodily fluids, infectious agents, or medical waste that could transmit disease: biohazardous waste, biohazardous materials.
Healthcare and laboratory settings use the designation to ensure proper handling and disposal: The samples were labeled biohazardous.
Nucleus-free single-celled organisms
- virusesSubmicroscopic infectious particles
- fungiSpore-reproducing decomposers
- parasitesOrganisms feeding off hosts
- prionsSelf-propagating malformed proteins
spores · microbes · pathogens · bloodborne · airborne · waterborne · zoonotic · contagious
Preventing hostile expansion
- disposalAct of throwing away
- handlingTreatment or management
- protocolsEstablished codes of conduct
- precautionsAdvance protective measures
decontamination · disinfection · sterilization · quarantine · isolation · PPE · gloves · gown
State of being unprotected
- spillAccidental liquid release
- leakEscape through a breach
- releaseTo let go
- contaminatedMade impure by contact
infected · tainted · polluted · soiled · cross-contamination · aerosol · fomites · sharps
Emotionally detached, medically precise
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
- surgicalRelating to operations
- sharpsSymbols raising pitch
syringes · needles · scalpels · specimens · samples · cultures · blood · tissue
Made to follow rules
- controlledKept within limits
- restrictedLimited in scope
- toxinBiological-origin harm agent
- OSHAFederal workplace safety regulator
bacteria
Nucleus-free single-celled organisms
- virusesSubmicroscopic infectious particles
- fungiSpore-reproducing decomposers
- parasitesOrganisms feeding off hosts
prions · spores · microbes · pathogens · bloodborne · airborne · waterborne · zoonotic · contagious · infectious
containment
Preventing hostile expansion
precautions · decontamination · disinfection · sterilization · quarantine · isolation · PPE · gloves · gown · mask
exposure
State of being unprotected
contaminated · infected · tainted · polluted · soiled · cross-contamination · aerosol · fomites · sharps · needlestick
clinical
Emotionally detached, medically precise
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
- surgicalRelating to operations
sharps · syringes · needles · scalpels · specimens · samples · cultures · blood · tissue · wound
regulated
Made to follow rules
- controlledKept within limits
- restrictedLimited in scope
- toxinBiological-origin harm agent
- biohazardous wasteContaminated biological material requiring special disposal
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