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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 operation requires the best of skill and asepsis.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

The writing ranges from racy colloquialism to surgical asepsis.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thus the older men, who had been trained before the day of asepsis and modern methods, were revered but carefully watched.

From Love Stories by Mary Roberts Rinehart




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