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antisepsis definition

anti·sep·sis (an′tə sep′sis)

noun

  1. the technique of preventing infection, the growth of microorganisms, etc.
  2. the condition of being antiseptic
  3. the use of antiseptics

Etymology: anti- + sepsis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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