aseptic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /əˈsɛptɪk/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English septic English aseptic From a- + septic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Free of disease-causing microbes.
The lack of aseptic tools during surgery has resulted in many deaths.
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(not-comparable) Used to protect against infection by disease-causing microbes.
Pharmaceuticals are packaged using aseptic techniques.
- (not-comparable, qualifier:food industry) pasteurised.
Deriveds
nonaseptic · asepticise · aseptic technique · idiopathic facial aseptic granuloma · preaseptic · aseptically · aseptic necrosis · asepticize · aseptic meningitis · asepticism
Relateds
Translations (13)
da aseptisk (free of microbes) · fi aseptinen (free of microbes) · el άσηπτος (free of microbes) · pt asséptico (free of microbes) · es aséptico (free of microbes) · ru асепти́ческий (free of microbes) · pl aseptyczny (free of microbes) · de aseptisch (free of microbes) · bg асепти́чен (free of microbes) · ca asèptic (free of microbes) · bg асепти́чен (medicine: used to protect against infection by disease-causing microbes) · cs aseptický (free of microbes) · ga aiseipteach (free of microbes)