Hyper Dictionary

English Dictionary Computer Dictionary Thesaurus Dream Dictionary Medical Dictionary


Search Dictionary:  

Meaning of ANTISEPSIS

Pronunciation:  `anti'sepsis

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms
 
 Websites: 
 
 Synonyms: asepsis, sterileness, sterility
 
 See Also: sanitariness

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\An`ti*sep"sis\, n. [NL. See {Anti-}; {Sepsis}.]
Prevention of sepsis by excluding or destroying
microorganisms.
 

 

COPYRIGHT © 2000-2003 WEBNOX CORP. HOME | ABOUT HYPERDICTIONARY