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asepsis
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun asepsis has 2 senses
- asepsis(n = noun.state) antisepsis, sterileness, sterility - (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms; Array is a kind of sanitariness
- asepsis(n = noun.process) antisepsis - the process of inhibiting the growth and multiplication of microorganisms; Array is a kind of biological process, organic process
Derived form adjective aseptic1
Derived form adjective aseptic1
CIDE DICTIONARY
asepsis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. priv. + sepsis.].
State of being aseptic; the methods or processes of asepticizing. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
asepsis, n.
1 the absence of harmful bacteria, viruses, or other micro-organisms.
2 a method of achieving asepsis in surgery.
1 the absence of harmful bacteria, viruses, or other micro-organisms.
2 a method of achieving asepsis in surgery.
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