Surgical instruments are made aseptic by sterilizing them.
aseptic surgery.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
an´ti|sep´ti|cal|ly — an|ti|sep|tic «AN tuh SEHP tihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. preventing infection; unfavorable to the growth and activity of the microorganisms of disease, putrefaction, or fermentation. 2. of or using antisepsis. 3. Figurative. having a… … Useful english dictionary
sep — sep·a·ra·bil·i·ty; sep·a·ra·ble; sep·a·ra·ble·ness; sep·a·ra·tee; sep·a·rate·ly; sep·a·rate·ness; sep·a·ra·tio; sep·a·ra·tion; sep·a·ra·tion·ist; sep·a·rat·ism; sep·a·ra·tive; sep·a·ra·tor; sep·a·ra·to·ry; sep·a·ra·trix; sep·a·ra·tum; sep·i·ment; … English syllables
cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
Cal (Unix) — cal is a standard program on Unix that prints an ASCII calendar of the given month or year. If the user does not specify any options, cal will print a calendar of the current month. Examples $ cal October 2008 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 … Wikipedia
an|ti|sep|tic — «AN tuh SEHP tihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. preventing infection; unfavorable to the growth and activity of the microorganisms of disease, putrefaction, or fermentation. 2. of or using antisepsis. 3. Figurative. having a sterilized or sterile… … Useful english dictionary
a|sep|tic — «uh SEHP tihk, ay », adjective, noun. –adjective. 1. free from the living germs causing infection or fermentation: »Surgical instruments are made aseptic by sterilizing them. 2. employing all possible measures to exclude germs: »aseptic surgery.… … Useful english dictionary
septic — sep•tic [[t]ˈsɛp tɪk[/t]] adj. 1) pat pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected 2) pat putrefactive • Etymology: 1595–1605; < L sēpticus < Gk sēptikós sep′ti•cal•ly, adv. sep•tic′i•ty ˈtɪs ɪ ti n … From formal English to slang
Antiseptic — Something that discourages the growth microorganisms. By contrast, aseptic refers to the absence of microorganisms. * * * 1. Relating to antisepsis. 2. An agent or substance capable of effecting antisepsis. * * * an·ti·sep·tic .ant ə sep tik adj… … Medical dictionary
antiseptic — an•ti•sep•tic [[t]ˌæn təˈsɛp tɪk[/t]] adj. 1) med pertaining to or effecting antisepsis 2) med free from or cleaned of germs and other microorganisms 3) exceptionally clean or neat 4) cvb free of contamination or pollution 5) lacking in warmth,… … From formal English to slang
aseptic — a•sep•tic [[t]əˈsɛp tɪk, eɪˈsɛp [/t]] adj. mcr free from the living germs of disease, fermentation, or putrefaction • Etymology: 1855–60 a•sep′ti•cal•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
