aseptic

(ə-sĕp'tĭk, ā-)
adj.

1. 1. Free of pathogenic microorganisms: aseptic surgical instruments.
   2. Using methods to protect against infection by pathogenic microorganisms: aseptic surgical techniques.
2. Lacking animation or emotion: an aseptic smile.

aseptically a·sep'ti·cal·ly adv.
asepticism a·sep'ti·cism n.

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adjective

Lacking liveliness, charm, or surprise: arid, colorless, drab, dry, dull, earthbound, flat, flavorless, lackluster, lifeless, lusterless, matter-of-fact, pedestrian, prosaic, spiritless, sterile, stodgy, unimaginative, uninspired. See excite/bore/interest.

sterile; free from pathogenic microorganisms. Compare antiseptic (def. 2).

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Free from infection or septic material; sterile.

• a. fever — fever in the absence of infection, e.g. due to trauma, surgical manipulation of tissue, tissue necrosis, injection of certain chemicals, e.g. dinitrophenols.
• a. necrosis of the femoral head — see legg–calvé–perthes disease.
• a. technique — required for modern day veterinary surgery, especially orthopedic surgery. Includes a dust-free environment, complete immobilization of the patient, intensive skin preparation, capping, gowning, masking and gloving of the surgeon and assistants, draping and packing of the patient, proper equipment for removal of blood and other liquids and avoidance of the introduction of nonsterile items such as x-rays, stomach tubes, restraint gear into the sterile field.

adj

Not producing microorganisms or free from microorganisms.

See words rhyming with "aseptic."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - aseptisk, steril

Nederlands (Dutch)
aseptisch, steriel

Français (French)
adj. - aseptique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - aseptisch, steril

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (ιατρ.) άσηπτος, αποστειρωμένος

Italiano (Italian)
asettico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - asséptico

Русский (Russian)
асептическое средство

Español (Spanish)
adj. - aséptico, estéril, esterilizado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - aseptisk, bakteriefri

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
无菌的, 防感染的, 防腐性的, 经过杀菌处理的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 無菌的, 防感染的, 防腐性的, 經過殺菌處理的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 무균의, 방부성의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 感染を予防する, 無菌の, 活気のない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) معقم, مطهر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא מזוהם, נקי, לא אלוח‬

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