aseptic

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Etymology

From a- + septic.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈsɛptɪk/

Adjective

aseptic (not comparable)

1. Free of disease-causing microbes.

   The lack of aseptic tools during surgery has resulted in many deaths.

2. (medicine) Used to protect against infection by disease-causing microbes.

   Pharmaceuticals are packaged using aseptic techniques.

3. (food industry) pasteurised.

Related terms

• antiseptic
• septic

Translations

• German: aseptisch
• Portuguese: asséptico
• Russian: асепти́ческий
• Spanish: aséptico

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