Definition of "antisepsis" []

• Destruction of disease-causing microorganisms to prevent infection. (noun)

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• "By the 1880s, antisepsis had been superseded by asepsis, which involved the scrupulous attention to maintaining sterile operating conditions."
• "In fact, it has probably changed more than it had in the preceding hundred years, which saw the introduction of two of the preconditions for modern surgery, anesthesia and antisepsis."
• "Pilot trial to compare tolerance of chlorhexidine gluconate to povidone-iodine antisepsis for central venous catheter placement in neonates."