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Sanitary vs Scrubbed - What's the difference?

sanitary | scrubbed | Related terms |

As adjectives the difference between sanitary and scrubbed

is that sanitary is of, or relating to health while scrubbed is with hands washed according to operating room protocol and wearing sterile gown and sterile gloves.

As a verb scrubbed is

past tense of scrub.

sanitary

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • of, or relating to health
  • clean and free from pathogens; hygienic

    • Related terms

    * sanitize

    Derived terms

    * sanitary district * sanitary engineer * sanitary engineering * sanitary landfill * sanitary napkin * sanitary science * sanitary sewer * sanitary towel

    scrubbed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (scrub)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (surgery, not comparable) With hands washed according to operating room protocol and wearing sterile gown and sterile gloves.
  • Dwarfed or stunted; scrubby.