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sterilization

[ster-uh-luh-zey-shuhn] / ˌstɛr ə ləˈzeɪ ʃən /


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The staffers were also early adopters of telemedicine; the deadly nature of the Ebola virus required intense sterilization of anything that came into contact with a patient.

From Slate May 14, 2026

They are located in Ontario and Vernon and operated by the company Sterigenics, which provides industrial sterilization technology for medical devices and other commercial products.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 13, 2026

Together, the data showed that long-term hormonal contraception and permanent surgical sterilization are linked to an average lifespan increase of about ten percent.

From Science Daily Jan. 16, 2026

China has become a major supplier of ingredients for small-molecule medications, coatings and sterilization agents for medical devices, and the chlorine and caustic soda used to keep water safe to drink.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 30, 2025

One major problem remained to be solved before it could be put to the test — a practical method of insect sterilization had to be found.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

By 1938 its more than 12,000 involuntary sterilizations accounted for nearly half of all those nationwide.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2025

In 2024, new research found that despite all the attention on male vasectomies post-Dobbs, the rise in tubal sterilizations among females was twice as high as the increase among vasectomies in males.

From Salon Dec. 27, 2024

And several past presidents supported voluntary and compulsory eugenic sterilizations at some point in their careers.

From Science Magazine Jan. 24, 2023

The move follows the Legislature’s apology last spring to all Vermonters and their families and descendants who were harmed by state-sanctioned eugenics policies and practices that led to sterilizations.

From Seattle Times Sep. 27, 2021

For a while, it seemed as if the future of eugenic sterilizations in America depended on the foggy impressions of a nurse who had been handed a cranky baby without toys.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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