aseptic

[ uh-sep-tik, ey-sep- ]

adjective

1. free from the living germs of disease, fermentation, or putrefaction.

noun

1. a product, as milk or fruit juice, that is marketed in an aseptic package or container.
2. aseptics, (used with a singular verb) a system of packaging sterilized products in airtight containers so that freshness is preserved for several months.

aseptic

/ eɪ-; əˈsɛptɪk /

adjective

1. free from living pathogenic organisms; sterile
2. aiming to achieve a germ-free condition

aseptic

/ ə-sĕp′tĭk,ā-sĕp′tĭk /

1. Free of microorganisms that cause disease.

Other Words From

• a·septi·cal·ly adverb
• a·sep·ti·cism [uh, -, sep, -t, uh, -siz-, uh, m, ey-, sep, -], noun
• nona·septic adjective
• nona·septi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of aseptic¹

First recorded in 1855–60; a- ⁶ + septic

Example Sentences

They understood the principles of aseptic surgery very well.

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Almost needless to say these are exactly the principles of aseptic surgery.

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Open the thorax with all aseptic precautions, and collect as much blood as possible from the heart with a sterile Pasteur pipette.

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Remove as much of its blood as possible from the heart under aseptic precautions into sterilized centrifuge tubes.

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Neither was any serious attempt made to render the instruments, operating table, and surroundings of the patients, aseptic.

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