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a⋅sep⋅sis

  [uh-sep-sis, ey-sep-]
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–noun
1. absence of the microorganisms that produce sepsis or septic disease.
2. Medicine/Medical. methods, as sterile surgical techniques, used to assure asepsis.
Origin:
1890–95; a- 6 + sepsis
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a·sep·sis   (ə-sěp'sĭs, ā-)   
n.  

  1. The state of being free of pathogenic microorganisms.

  2. The process of removing pathogenic microorganisms or protecting against infection by such organisms.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: asep·sis
Pronunciation: (')A-'sep-s&s, &-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural asep·ses /-"sEz/
1 : the condition of being aseptic
2 : the methods of producing or maintaining an aseptic condition
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asepsis a·sep·sis (ə-sěp'sĭs, ā-)
n.

  1. The state of being free of living pathogenic microorganisms.

  2. 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 

  1. The state of being free of pathogenic microorganisms.

  2. The process of removing microorganisms that cause infection.


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