asepsis

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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 • Oct. 3, 2017

Under strict surgical asepsis throughout, tissue is removed from the donor, minced carefully into tiny fragments, 1 to 1.5 mm. in diameter, and planted on a coagulated medium such as is used for tissue culture.

From Time Magazine Archive

When asepsis finally came into fashion washing began in good earnest.

From Time Magazine Archive

The operation requires the best of skill and asepsis.

From Time Magazine Archive

Beyond this the extreme simplicity of the operative procedure needed, called for few precautions beyond those for asepsis, and very little armament in the way of instruments, &c.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry