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aseptic

adjective

asep·​tic (ˌ)ā-ˈsep-tik How to pronounce aseptic (audio)
ə-
1
a
: preventing infection
aseptic techniques
b
: free or freed from pathogenic microorganisms
an aseptic operating room
2
: lacking vitality, emotion, or warmth
aseptic essays
aseptically adverb

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Things cleaned specifically in a way that prevents infection were first described as aseptic in the 19th century. The word combines the prefix a-, meaning "not," and septic, from Greek sēptikos, meaning "putrifying." Aseptic was preceded by more than a century by antiseptic (from anti-, meaning "opposing," and sēptikos), which entered English with the meaning "opposing sepsis, putrefaction, or decay." Both words can also be used, like sterile, to suggest a lack of emotion, warmth, or interest. Evelyn Toynton used aseptic thus in The New York Times Book Review, November 22, 1987: "It's hard not to feel that an element of romance has been lost, that the vast chilly reaches of outer space are a pretty aseptic substitute for the shadowy depths under the ground.…"

Example Sentences

patients with compromised immune systems must be treated in aseptic environments
Recent Examples on the Web Ibuprofen in particular can cause a chemical irritation to the lining of the brain, called aseptic meningitis. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 19 Jan. 2022 Replica, the new book by Portuguese visual artist Rita Lino, published by Art Paper Edition, refers to Mortensen’s aseptic and surgical vision of the human body. Rica Cerbarano, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2022 The lack of information about the environment at the production bases, combined with the need for vaccine shots to be made in strictly aseptic settings, persuaded officials to take the measure, according to the regulator. Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2021 The lack of information about the environment at the production bases, combined with the need for vaccine shots to be made in strictly aseptic settings, persuaded officials to take the measure, Anvisa said. BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2021 Safe to say, today’s patients and doctors are more comfortable with the aseptic medical practices developed over the past century. Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 2 June 2021 But doing so will involve a series of technical challenges — including finding ways to grow the principal component of a vaccine, which must be aseptic, in mosquitoes. Heidi Ledford, Scientific American, 28 Apr. 2021 Early versions of the vaccine were linked to aseptic meningitis, or swelling of the membranes around the brain and spinal cord. Blake Essig, CNN, 26 Feb. 2021 But the Japanese government’s confidence was shaken in 1993 when the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine led to cases of aseptic meningitis and a significant compensation bill for the Health Ministry. Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

circa 1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of aseptic was circa 1859

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