Asepsis

/eɪˈsɛpsɪs/ noun

Definition

The state of being free from pathogenic microorganisms; the practice of maintaining sterile conditions to prevent infection.

Etymology

From Greek 'a-' (without) + 'sepsis' (decay, putrefaction). The medical term emerged in the 19th century as germ theory revolutionized surgery and medicine.

Kelly Says

Before doctors figured out asepsis, surgery was basically a death sentence because people would survive the operation but die from infection—learning to keep things sterile literally saved millions of lives!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አሰፕሲስ
ah-sep-sis
ARالعربية
عقم
a-qam
BNবাংলা
অসেপসিস
oh-sep-sis
CACatalà
asepsi
ah-sep-see
CSČeština
asepsie
ah-sep-see
DADansk
asepsis
ah-sep-sis
DEDeutsch
Asepsie
ah-sep-zee
ELΕλληνικά
ασέπτικη
ah-sep-tik-ee
ESEspañol
asepsia
ah-sep-see-ah
FAفارسی
استریل
es-te-ril
FISuomi
asepsia
ah-sep-sia
FRFrançais
asepsie
ah-sep-zee
GUGU
સેપ્સિસ
sep-sis
HAHA
asepsis
ah-sep-sis
HEעברית
אסטריליות
as-ter-i-lut
HIहिन्दी
असैप्टिक
ah-say-ptik
HUMagyar
asepszis
ah-sep-siss
IDBahasa Indonesia
asepsis
ah-sep-sis
IGIG
asepsis
ah-sep-sis
ITItaliano
asepsi
ah-sep-zee
JA日本語
無菌状態
mu-kin-jo-tai
KKKK
asepsis
ah-sep-sis
KMKM
អសេពស៊ី
ah-sep-si
KO한국어
무균 상태
mu-gyun sang-tae
MRMR
असेप्सिस
ah-sep-sis
MSBahasa Melayu
asepsis
ah-sep-sis
MYမြန်မာ
အစေပစစ်
ah-say-pa-sit
NLNederlands
asepsis
ah-sep-sis
NONorsk
asepsis
ah-sep-sis
PAPA
ਅਸੈਪ્ਸਿਸ
ah-sep-sis
PLPolski
asepsja
ah-sep-sya
PTPortuguês
asepsia
ah-sep-see-ah
RORomână
asepsie
ah-sep-see
RUРусский
асептика
ah-sep-tika
SVSvenska
asepsis
ah-sep-sis
SWKiswahili
asepsis
ah-sep-sis
TAதமிழ்
பாக்டீரியா இல்லாத
paak-tee-ree-ya il-laath
TEతెలుగు
బాక్టీరియా లేని
baak-tee-ree-ya la-ni
THไทย
การปราศจากเชื้อ
gaan pra-rat-jak cheu
TLTL
asepsis
ah-sep-sis
TRTürkçe
asepsis
ah-sep-sis
UKУкраїнська
асептика
ah-sep-tika
URاردو
asepsis
ah-sep-sis
VITiếng Việt
asepsis
ah-sep-sis
YOYO
asepsis
ah-sep-sis
ZH中文
无菌状态
wú jūn zhuàngtài
ZUZU
asepsis
ah-sep-sis

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