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Aseptic vs Sterility - What's the difference?

aseptic | sterility |

As an adjective aseptic

is free of disease-causing microbes.

As a noun sterility is

the state or quality of being sterile.

aseptic

English

Adjective

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  • 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.

    • Related terms

    * antiseptic * septic

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    sterility

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state or quality of being sterile.