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Aseptic   Listen
adjective
Aseptic  adj.  
1.
Not liable to putrefaction; nonputrescent.
2.
Free from pathogenic microorganisms; sterile; as, aseptic operating conditions.
3.
(metaphorical) Lacking emotion, human warmth, or excitement.





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"Aseptic" Quotes from Famous Books



... of bacteria by means of heat and antiseptics is the essence of modern surgery. It is, then, by preventing access of these parasitic plants to the human organism (aseptic surgery), or the destruction of them by chemical agents and heat (antiseptic surgery), that we are enabled to invade by operative attack regions of the body which a few years ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891 • Various
... Asepsis.—Strict aseptic technic must be observed in all endoscopic procedures. The operator, first assistant, and instrument nurse must use the same precautions as to hand sterilization and sterile gowns as would be exercised in any surgical operation. The operator and first assistant should wear masks ...
— Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy - A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery • Chevalier Jackson


Words linked to "Aseptic" :   sterile, asepsis, antiseptic


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