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asepsis

American  
[uh-sep-sis, ey-sep-] / əˈsɛp sɪs, eɪˈsɛp- /

noun

  1. absence of the microorganisms that produce sepsis or septic disease.

  2. Medicine/Medical. methods, as sterile surgical techniques, used to assure asepsis.

asepsis British  
/ eɪ-, əˈsɛpsɪs /

noun

  1. the state of being free from living pathogenic organisms

  2. the methods of achieving a germ-free condition

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asepsis Scientific  
/ ə-sĕp′sĭs,ā-sĕp′sĭs /

  1. The state of being free of pathogenic microorganisms.

  2. The process of removing microorganisms that cause infection.

Etymology

Origin of asepsis

First recorded in 1890–95; a- 6 + sepsis

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Asepsis, it is true, has reduced the average residence in hospital from about 35 to less than 20 days.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various

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