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Antifungal vs Aseptic - What's the difference?

antifungal | aseptic |

In medicine|lang=en terms the difference between antifungal and aseptic

is that antifungal is (medicine) a drug that inhibits the growth of fungi while aseptic is (medicine) used to protect against infection by disease-causing microbes.

As adjectives the difference between antifungal and aseptic

is that antifungal is that inhibits the growth of fungi; antimycotic while aseptic is free of disease-causing microbes.

As a noun antifungal

is (medicine) a drug that inhibits the growth of fungi.

antifungal

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • That inhibits the growth of fungi; antimycotic
  • Derived terms

    * antifungally

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine) A drug that inhibits the growth of fungi
  • aseptic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Free of disease-causing microbes.
  • The lack of aseptic tools during surgery has resulted in many deaths.
  • (medicine) Used to protect against infection by disease-causing microbes.
  • Pharmaceuticals are packaged using aseptic techniques.
  • (food industry) pasteurised.
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