asepsis
Americannoun
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absence of the microorganisms that produce sepsis or septic disease.
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Medicine/Medical. methods, as sterile surgical techniques, used to assure asepsis.
noun
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the state of being free from living pathogenic organisms
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the methods of achieving a germ-free condition
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The state of being free of pathogenic microorganisms.
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The process of removing microorganisms that cause infection.
Etymology
Origin of asepsis
Example Sentences
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Ironically, as Fitzharris reveals, Lister resisted this: he believed that asepsis would be impossible in the home, where the wealthy and middle classes were treated.
From Nature • Oct. 3, 2017
The operation requires the best of skill and asepsis.
From Time Magazine Archive
When asepsis finally came into fashion washing began in good earnest.
From Time Magazine Archive
Under strict surgical asepsis throughout, tissue is removed from the donor, minced carefully into tiny fragments, 1 to 1.5 mm. in diameter, and planted on a coagulated medium such as is used for tissue culture.
From Time Magazine Archive
Treatment of recent Scalp Wounds.—To ensure asepsis, the hair should be shaved from the area around the wound, and the part then purified.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
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