ASEPSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does asepsis mean? 

• ASEPSIS (noun)
  The noun ASEPSIS has 2 senses:

1. (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms

2. the process of inhibiting the growth and multiplication of microorganisms

  Familiarity information: ASEPSIS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ASEPSIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

antisepsis; asepsis; sterileness; sterility

Hypernyms ("asepsis" is a kind of...):

sanitariness (the state of being conducive to health)

Derivation:

aseptic (free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The process of inhibiting the growth and multiplication of microorganisms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

antisepsis; asepsis

Hypernyms ("asepsis" is a kind of...):

biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)

Derivation:

aseptic (free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms)