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antisepsis

Noun

an=ti=sep=sis

WORDNET DICTIONARY

antisepsis(n = noun.state) asepsis, sterileness, sterility - (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms; Array

is a kind of sanitariness

Derived form adjective antiseptic₁

antisepsis(n = noun.process) asepsis - the process of inhibiting the growth and multiplication of microorganisms; Array

is a kind of biological process, organic process

antisepsis, n. [NL. See Anti-; Sepsis.].

Prevention of sepsis by excluding or destroying microorganisms. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

antisepsis, n. the process of using antiseptics to eliminate undesirable micro-organisms such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi that cause disease.

Etymology

mod.L (as ANTI-, SEPSIS)

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