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Noun
/ˈantiˌsepsis/,
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The practice of using antiseptics to eliminate the microorganisms that cause disease,
  1. The practice of using antiseptics to eliminate the microorganisms that cause disease


  1. asepsis: (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms
  2. the process of inhibiting the growth and multiplication of microorganisms
  3. Antiseptics (from Greek αντί - anti, '"against" + σηπτικός - septikos, "putrefactive") are antimicrobial substances that are applied to living tissue/skin to reduce the possibility of infection, sepsis, or putrefaction. ...
  4. The science and practice of countering microbial infection, as with the use of antiseptics, and the use of aseptic technique
  5. The application of a liquid antimicrobial chemical to living tissue to prevent growth or destroy potentially infectious organisms.
  6. A process where chemicals are used on the skin for bacteriostatic and germicidal purposes.
  7. Condition against infection.