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asepsis::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | antisepsis |
| Type of | biological process, organic process |
| Derivation | aseptic |
asepsis::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | antisepsis, sterileness, sterility |
| Type of | sanitariness |
| Derivation | aseptic |
Examples of asepsis
asepsis
Advise hospital personnel in maintaining standards of asepsis and sanitation.
From the jobview.monster.com
Asepsis and antibiotics are getting better too.
From the guardian.co.uk
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.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Penicillin and its successors were initially so powerful in destroying bacteria that simple hygiene and older chemical methods of asepsis were gradually overlooked.
From the newscientist.com
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.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms
- Antisepsis: the process of inhibiting the growth and multiplication of microorganisms
- Asepsis is the state of being free from disease-causing contaminants (such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites). The term asepsis also often refers to those practices used to promote or induce asepsis in an operative field in surgery or medicine to prevent infection. ...
- Sterile, a condition free of germs, infection, and any form of life
- Prevention from contamination with micro organisms. Free or freed from pathogenic micro organisms.
- The avoidance of potentially pathogenic microorganisms. In practice, it refers to those techniques that aim to exclude all microorganisms.
- The absence of living, disease-producing organisms. Medical asepsis refers to the removal or destruction of disease organisms or infected material. Surgical asepsis refers to protection against infection before, during, or after surgery by means of sterile technique.
- Freedom from infection or infectious material.
- Easily cleaned. Containing a minimum number of grooves, or surface irregularities that can trap bacteria-laden debris.
