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asepsis

[uh-sep-sis, ey-sep-]

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noun

absence of the microorganisms that produce sepsis or septic disease.

Medicine/Medical. methods, as sterile surgical techniques, used to assure asepsis.

Origin:
1890–95; a-⁶ + sepsis

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asepsis (əˈsɛpsɪs, eɪ-)

—n
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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asepsis

(ə-sěp'sĭs, ā-sěp'sĭs) Pronunciation Key

The state of being free of pathogenic microorganisms.
The process of removing microorganisms that cause infection.

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