Antisepticized

/ˌæntɪˈsɛptɪsaɪzd/ verb

Definition

Treated with antiseptic or made free from disease-causing microorganisms (American past tense).

Etymology

Past tense of 'antisepticize', formed by adding the '-ed' ending to the American spelling of the verb.

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Operating rooms that are antisepticized today follow procedures that would seem almost magical to a surgeon from 200 years ago—yet they save countless lives through principles discovered relatively recently in human history.

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