sɪs, eɪˈsɛp- noun
1.
absence of the microorganisms that produce sepsis or septic disease.
2.
Medicine/Medical. methods, as sterile surgical techniques, used to assure asepsis.
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| 1. | the state of being free from living pathogenic organisms |
| 2. | the methods of achieving a germ-free condition |
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Word Origin & History
asepsis
1892, from a- "not" + sepsis (see sepsis). Aseptic is recorded from 1859.
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Medical Dictionary
asepsis a·sep·sis (ə-sěp'sĭs, ā-)
n.
The state of being free of living pathogenic microorganisms.
The process of removing pathogenic microorganisms or protecting against infection by such organisms.
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