- Accreditation Canada
- Act (Legal)
- Administrative Controls
- Aeration
- Aerobic
- Airborne Transmission
- Alkaline
- Amoeba
- Anaerobic
- Anhydrous
- Antibiotic
- Antibiotic Resistant
- Antibodies
- Antimicrobial
- Antiseptic
- Aseptic
- Assembly
- Assessment
- Autoclave
- Automated Endoscope Reprocessor (AER)
- Bacteria
- Bactericidal
- Bacteriostatic
- Banding
- Barrier
- Barrier Properties
- Bioburden
- Biology
- Biomedical Waste
- Box Lock
- Bronchoscopy
- Calculus
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
- Cannula
- Capsid
- Carrier
- Case Cart
- Causative Agent
- Cautery
- Cavitation
- Cell
- Change Control
- Chevron
- Cleaning
- Clean Medical Device
- Clean Storage Area
- Coagulated
- Coagulation/Coagulate
- Consent
- Contact Transmission
- Contamination
- Controlled Area
- Corrosion
- Criminal Law
- Critical Device
- CSA Group
- Cytoplasm
- Decontamination
- Degassing
- Deionized Water (DI)
- Demineralized Water
- Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
- Detergent
- Disinfectant
- Disinfection
- Dissection
- Distal
- Distribution
- Droplet Transmission
- Dynamic Air Removal
- Electrolyte
- Electrosurgery
- Emergency
- Endoscopy
- Endotoxin
- Enzymatic Cleaner
- Ethylene Oxide (EtO)
- Event-Related Shelf Life
- Exposed (Exposure Time)
- Feces
- Fenestrated
- Fibre-optics
- Flexible
- Flexible Band
- Fomite
- Forceps
- Fungicidal
- Fungus
- Gauge
- Germicide
- Gravity Displacement
- Gynecology
- Hand Hygiene
- Health Canada
- Healthcare Facility
- Healthcare Setting
- Hemostasis
- Hemostat
- Hole
- Host Cell
- Huck Towel
- Hydrophilic
- Immediate Use Steam Sterilization (IUSS)
- Immunocompromised
- Immunosuppression
- Implant
- Inactivated
- Inanimate
- Infection
- Infection Control Practices
- Infection Prevention and Control
- Inflammation
- Inner Wrapper
- Inspection
- Installation Qualification
- Insufflate
- Ion
- Irrigation
- Jacket
- Laparoscopy/ Laparotomy
- Laundering
- Law
- Lipophilic
- Liquid-Proof
- Liquid-Resistant
- Lithotripsy
- Loaned Equipment
- Loaned Reusable Medical Devices
- Lubrication
- Lumen
- Lymph
- Manufacturer’s Instructions
- Medical Device
- Medical Electrical Equipment
- Meiosis
- Memory (material)
- Metabolism
- Microbial Process
- Microbiology
- Microfibre Textile
- Microorganisms
- Minimally Invasive
- Mitosis
- Monitoring
- Motility
- Mucous Membrane
- Muslin
- Negligence
- Non-Critical Device
- Non-Pathogenic
- Non-Pyrogenic
- Non-Woven Fabric
- Nosocomial Infection
- Nucleic Acid
- Obturator
- One-Way Workflow
- Operating Procedure
- Operational Qualification
- Organization
- Outer Wrapper
- Parametric Release
- Passivation
- Pasteurization
- Pathogen
- Pathogenic
- PCD
- Performance Qualification
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Picking
- Plaintiff
- Plated
- Pneumo
- Porosity
- Porous
- Practices
- Prefix
- Pre-Vacuum Process
- Process Challenge Device (PCD)
- Process Control
- Proximal
- Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
- Pyrogen
- Quality Assurance
- Quality Control
- Quality Management
- Quality System
- Quarantine
- Ratchet
- Recall
- Receiver
- Recieving
- Repacking
- Replicate
- Reposable
- Reprocessing
- Reprocessing Department
- Resection
- Resistance
- Resistant
- Retractor
- Reusable Device
- Reusable Surgical Textile
- Reverse Osmosis (RO)
- Ribonucleic Acid (RNA)
- Rigid
- Rigid Sterilization Container System
- Risk
- Risk Class
- Root
- Routine Practices
- Rust Inhibitor
- Saliva
- Selvage
- Semi-Critical Device
- Sender
- Serration
- Sharps
- Shipping Unit
- Single-Use/Disposable Device
- Single-Use Surgical Textile
- Softening
- Soluble
- Sorting
- Spaulding’s Classification Scheme
- Sponge
- Spore
- Sporicidal
- Sputum
- Staff
- Stakeholders
- Steam Sterilizer
- Sterile Field
- Sterile Medical Device
- Sterile Storage Area
- Sterility Assurance Level (SAL)
- Sterilization
- Sterilizer Access Area
- Sterilizing Agent/Sterilant
- Storage Facility
- Storeroom
- String-Tie
- Suffix
- Superheating
- Surface Tension
- Surfactant
- Surgical Drape
- Surgical Gown
- Surgical Textile
- Systemic
- Tabletop Steam Sterilizer
- Telescope
- Tissue
- Tort
- Toxic Byproduct
- Traceability
- Transfer
- Transportation
- Trocar
- Ultrasonic Cleaner
- Validation
- Verification
- Viricidal
- Virus
- Warehouse
- Warp
- Washer-Disinfector
- Washing
- Water Soluble
- Weight
- Wetting Agent
- WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System)
- Workstation
- Woven Fabric
- Wrap