the state of being free from living pathogenic organisms
2.
the methods of achieving a germ-free condition
asepsis in American English
(eɪˈsɛpsɪs; əˈsɛpsɪs)
noun
1.
the condition of being aseptic
2.
aseptic treatment or technique
asepsis in American English
(əˈsepsɪs, eiˈsep-)
noun
1.
absence of the microorganisms that produce sepsis or septic disease
2. Medicine
methods, as sterile surgical techniques, used to assure asepsis
Word origin
[1890–95; a-6 + sepsis]This word is first recorded in the period 1890–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bootstrap, honky-tonk, plein-air, takedown, wireless
Examples of 'asepsis' in a sentence
asepsis
Again, the controversies over antisepsis, asepsis and germ theory are dealt with summarily.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Anaesthesia and an acceptance of the importance of hygiene, asepsis and antiseptics revolutionised childbirth.