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asepsis

[ uh-sep-sis, ey-sep- ]

noun

  1. absence of the microorganisms that produce sepsis or septic disease.
  2. Medicine/Medical. methods, as sterile surgical techniques, used to assure asepsis.


asepsis

/ eɪ-; əˈsɛpsɪs /

noun

  1. the state of being free from living pathogenic organisms
  2. the methods of achieving a germ-free condition
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asepsis

/ É™-²õÄ•±è′²õÄ­²õ,Äå-²õÄ•±è′²õÄ­²õ /

  1. The state of being free of pathogenic microorganisms.
  2. The process of removing microorganisms that cause infection.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of asepsis1

First recorded in 1890–95; a- 6 + sepsis
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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.

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How well the older ones of us realize that an�sthetics and asepsis between them have wrought a complete revolution in hospital life.

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Alcohol was frequently used in many other conditions of a similar nature, and above all in the septic conditions so common in hospitals before the days of antisepsis and asepsis.

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By the formation of large quantities of lactic acid, a state of asepsis is ensured, which is particularly valuable in cases of operations on the abdomen and intestines.

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Treatment.—The leading indication is to ensure asepsis.

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