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Definition of: aseptic
(ə·sep′tik, ā-) adjective
1. Exempt from septic or blood poisoning conditions and from pathogenic micro-organisms.
2. Characterizing processes tending to remove such conditions.
3. Free from disease germs or tendency to putrefaction.
—noun An aseptic preparation.
—a·sep′·ti·cal·ly adverb
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