asepsis
absence of the microorganisms that produce sepsis or septic disease.
Medicine/Medical. methods, as sterile surgical techniques, used to assure asepsis.
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How to use asepsis in a sentence
It is without doubt an ideal food for any climate where concentration is desirable and asepsis cannot be neglected.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas MawsonUnless strict asepsis be maintained, these lacerations of course form a channel for infection of the pelvic cellular tissue.
The spot through which the needle is passed is first touched with the electro-cautery to ensure asepsis.
That there is always great difficulty in maintaining strict asepsis of the foot, more especially if it is a hind one.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot | Harry Caulton ReeksIt consists solely in maintaining a rigid asepsis of the parts until healing is well advanced or complete.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot | Harry Caulton Reeks
British Dictionary definitions for asepsis
/ (əˈsɛpsɪs, eɪ-) /
the state of being free from living pathogenic organisms
the methods of achieving a germ-free condition
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Scientific definitions for asepsis
[ ə-sĕp′sĭs, ā-sĕp′sĭs ]
The state of being free of pathogenic microorganisms.
The process of removing microorganisms that cause infection.
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