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antisepsis
noun[ U ]
medical specializeduk /ˌæn.tiˈsep.sɪs/ us /ˌæn.t̬iˈsep.sɪs//ˌæn.taɪˈsep.sɪs/
the use of chemicals to prevent infection in an injury, especially by killing bacteria:
Use sterile barrier precautions and a 2% chlorhexidine preparation for skin antisepsis.
Without knowledge of antisepsis, surgery was extremely risky.
When anaesthesia and antisepsis were both well established, surgery became a bearable procedure.
Chlorhexidine is more effective than other antiseptics for preoperative antisepsis for patients.
Many surgeons came to adopt elements of antisepsis in their practical work.
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