antisepsis

[ an-tuh-sep-sis ]
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noun
  1. destruction of the microorganisms that produce sepsis or septic disease.

Origin of antisepsis

1
First recorded in 1870–75; anti- + sepsis

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How to use antisepsis in a sentence

  • For the fundamental principle of antisepsis is the use of medicines for ridding wounds of similar microscopic organisms.

  • With removal of the diseased portion and a strict attention to antisepsis healing soon takes place.

    Diseases of the Horse's Foot | Harry Caulton Reeks
  • From that he branched into antisepsis as opposed to asepsis as a practical method in the field.

    The Leopard Woman | Stewart Edward White
  • antisepsis, like anæsthesia, was marvellously anticipated by the surgical forefathers of the medieval period.

  • Anaesthesia, antisepsis, and the natural methods of cure were all anticipated in the medieval time.

    The Popes and Science | James J. Walsh

British Dictionary definitions for antisepsis

antisepsis

/ (ˌæntɪˈsɛpsɪs) /


noun
  1. destruction of undesirable microorganisms, such as those that cause disease or putrefaction: Compare asepsis

  2. the state or condition of being free from such microorganisms

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Scientific definitions for antisepsis

antisepsis

[ ăn′tĭ-sĕpsĭs ]


  1. The destruction of pathogenic microorganisms in order to prevent infection.

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