Associations to the word «Antisepsis»

Wiktionary

ANTISEPSIS, noun. (hygiene) The science and practice of countering microbial infection, as with the use of antiseptics, and the use of aseptic technique.
ANTISEPSIS, noun. (archaic) Any antiseptic agent.

Dictionary definition

ANTISEPSIS, noun. (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms.
ANTISEPSIS, noun. The process of inhibiting the growth and multiplication of microorganisms.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke