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asepsis

[uh-sep-sis, ey-sep-] / əˈsɛp sɪs, eɪˈsɛp- /


NOUN
sanitation
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Ironically, as Fitzharris reveals, Lister resisted this: he believed that asepsis would be impossible in the home, where the wealthy and middle classes were treated.

From Nature

How well the older ones of us realize that an�sthetics and asepsis between them have wrought a complete revolution in hospital life.

From Project Gutenberg

Alcohol was frequently used in many other conditions of a similar nature, and above all in the septic conditions so common in hospitals before the days of antisepsis and asepsis.

From Project Gutenberg

By the formation of large quantities of lactic acid, a state of asepsis is ensured, which is particularly valuable in cases of operations on the abdomen and intestines.

From Project Gutenberg

Treatment.—The leading indication is to ensure asepsis.

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