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Absence of infection
Answer for the clue "Absence of infection ", 7 letters:
asepsis
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context pathology English) The state of being free from sepsis. 2 (context pathology English) The process of removing pathogenic organisms or protecting against such organisms.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1892, from a- (2) "not" + sepsis .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Asepsis \A*sep"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? priv. + sepsis.] State of being aseptic; the methods or processes of asepticizing.
Usage examples of asepsis.
Because of possible differences in blood chemistry and in ignorance of his native bacteria, I depended almost wholly upon asepsis and his natural resistance.
We must have cleanliness, asepsis if possible, and an orderly technique.
The only difference between us and the Aztecs is one of method: we have anesthesia, we have antisepsis and asepsis, we use scalpels instead of obsidian blades to cut out the hearts of our victims.
So, after Father had been in practice for many years, he went back to school at Northwestern University in 1893 to learn the latest knowledge about germ theory and asepsis and such things.