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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

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

The operation requires the best of skill and asepsis.

From Time Magazine Archive

The writing ranges from racy colloquialism to surgical asepsis.

From Time Magazine Archive

When excision is deemed unwise or unnecessary, treatment should be directed towards maintaining the cavity in a state of asepsis.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton




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