Antisepsis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Antisepsis \An`ti*sep"sis\, n. [NL. See {Anti-}; {Sepsis}.]
     Prevention of sepsis by excluding or destroying
     microorganisms.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Antiseptic

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  antisepsis
       n 1: (of non-living objects) the state of being free of
            pathogenic organisms [syn: {asepsis}, {sterility}, {sterileness}]
       2: the process of inhibiting the growth and multiplication of
          microorganisms [syn: {asepsis}]