Asepsis

2 definitions found

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

  Asepsis \A*sep"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? priv. + sepsis.]
     State of being aseptic; the methods or processes of
     asepticizing.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



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