aseptic

asep·tic

adjective \(ˌ)ā-ˈsep-tik, ə-\

Definition of ASEPTIC

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>

— asep·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of ASEPTIC

1. <patients with compromised immune systems must be treated in aseptic environments>

Origin of ASEPTIC

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: circa 1859

Related to ASEPTIC

Synonyms

sanitary, germfree, hygienic, sterile

Antonyms

germy, insanitary, unhygienic, unsanitary, unsterile

Related Words

germproof; antibacterial, antibiotic, antiseptic, germicidal, microbicidal; clean, immaculate, pristine, spick-and-span (or spic-and-span), spotless, squeaky-clean, stainless, unsoiled, unstained, unsullied; beneficial, healthful, healthy, restorative, salubrious, salutary, salutiferous, wholesome; pure, taintless, undefiled, unpolluted, untainted; abluted, bleached, cleansed, purified, scrubbed, washed, whitened

Near Antonyms

infectious, miasmic, pathogenetic, pathogenic, poisonous, sickening, toxic; bedraggled, besmirched, dingy, dirty, draggled, dusty, filthy, foul, grimy, grubby, grungy, mucky, muddy, nasty, smirched, soiled, sordid, stained, sullied, unclean, uncleanly, unwashed; insalubrious, noxious, unhealthful, unhealthy, unwholesome; defiled, polluted, tainted, unsterilized

Other Microbiology Terms

pathogen, salmonella, tetanus

Rhymes with ASEPTIC

dyspeptic, eupeptic, proleptic, sylleptic

asep·tic

adjective \-ˈsep-tik\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of ASEPTIC

1

: preventing infection <aseptic techniques>

2

: free or freed from pathogenic microorganisms <an aseptic operating room>

—asep·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ (audio pronunciation) adverb