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sterilization

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


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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

When the time comes, these words from Ms. Antonetta will merit consideration: “Programs of euthanasia and sterilization don’t just live in the past, terrible but finished. Their aftershocks are terrible and here.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

Robo said at least 10 more sterilization plants in California are governed by the ethylene oxide standards, and it’s likely that they have also applied for an exemption.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2025

Power outages are common, and many hospitals run short of nursing staff or consumables such as water and alcohol for sterilization.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 27, 2024

Total, unequivocal sterilization is extremely difficult to achieve in practice and is almost impossible to verify afterward.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston