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antisepsis::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | asepsis |
| Type of | biological process, organic process |
antisepsis::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | asepsis, sterileness, sterility |
| Type of | sanitariness |
| Derivation | antiseptic |
Examples of antisepsis
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Civility is to the courtroom and adversary process what antisepsis is to a hospital.
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In 1879 Listerinemouthwash was named after him for his work in antisepsis.
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Think of the hero and martyr of medical antisepsis, the Hungarian doctor Ignaz Semmelweis.
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In both modern society and medieval Islamic society, anesthesia and antisepsis are important aspects of surgery.
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He took full advantage of new methods of anesthesia and antisepsis, performed seemingly impossible operations, wrote many textbooks.
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Antisepsis, which soon gave way to asepsis, reduced the overall morbidity and mortality of surgery to a far more acceptable rate than in previous eras.
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In the early empirical days of vaccination, prior to Pasteur's work on establishing a germ theory and Lister's on antisepsis and asepsis there was considerable cross-infection.
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However, his discoveries were not appreciated by his contemporaries and came into use only with discoveries of British surgeon Joseph Lister, who in 1865 proved the principles of antisepsis.
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However, Semmelweis'findings were not appreciated by his contemporaries and came into use only with discoveries by British surgeon Joseph Lister, who in 1865 proved the principles of antisepsis.
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- Asepsis: (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms
- The process of inhibiting the growth and multiplication of microorganisms
- Antiseptic(s) (from Greek u1F00u03BDu03C4u03AF anti, "against" and u03C3u03B7u03C0u03C4u03B9u03BAu03CCu03C2 su0113ptikos, "putrefactive") are antimicrobial substances that are applied to living tissue/skin to reduce the possibility of infection, sepsis, or putrefaction...
- The science and practice of countering microbial infection, as with the use of antiseptics, and the use of aseptic technique
- The application of a liquid antimicrobial chemical to living tissue to prevent growth or destroy potentially infectious organisms.
- A process where chemicals are used on the skin for bacteriostatic and germicidal purposes.
- Condition against infection.
