________ is used to clean items that touch only healthy, intact skin. For other equipment, this is the first step before disinfection and sterilization.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Sanitization
Sanitization is used to clean items that touch only healthy, intact skin, and as the first step before disinfection and sterilization for other instruments and equipment.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)