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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 • Oct. 3, 2017

The writing ranges from racy colloquialism to surgical asepsis.

From Time Magazine Archive

The operation requires the best of skill and asepsis.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

Primary Suture.—The reunion of a recently divided nerve is spoken of as primary suture, and for its success asepsis is essential.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis