Meaning of STERILIZATION
| Pronunciation: | | `steruli'zeyshun
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)
- [n] the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)
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| | Synonyms: | | sterilisation |
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| | See Also: | | altering, cleaning, cleansing, cleanup, fixing, neutering, operation, pasteurisation, pasteurization, surgery, surgical contraception, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ster`il*i*za"tion\, n. (Biol.)
The act or process of sterilizing, or rendering sterile;
also, the state of being sterile.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The process by which all microorganisms are killed, as in sterilization of surgical instruments. Or, the process, usually surgical, of rendering a man or woman incapable of reproduction. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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- Application of heat, chemicals or radiation to kill all the living organisms and viruses in a substance.
- The use of surgery, radiation or chemicals to render an organism incabable of sexual reproduction.
- A surgical procedure (such as tubal ligation or vasectomy) designed to produce infertility.
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