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The medical practice of maintaining sterility whenever addressing a wound or performing any kind of surgery, to prevent infection.
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Aseptic technique — refers to a procedure that is performed under sterile conditions. This includes medical and laboratory techniques, such as with microbiological cultures.Medical proceduresAseptic technique is the effort taken to keep patients as free from… … Wikipedia
aseptic technique — any procedure designed to keep a surgical field as nearly aseptic as possible, e.g., gloving of the surgeon and aides, draping of the patient, autoclaving of instruments, and proper disposal of waste. Called also sterile t … Medical dictionary
Aseptic — describes a product or method that is free of microbiological organisms, that would lead to spoilage, fermentation, or contamination.The Aseptic technique is used in medical procedures and microbiology to keep processes and procedures free of… … Wikipedia
sterile technique — aseptic t … Medical dictionary
asepsis — A condition in which living pathogenic organisms are absent; a state of sterility (2). [G. a priv. + sepsis, putrefaction] * * * asep·sis ( )ā sep səs, ə n, pl asep·ses .sēz 1) the condition of being aseptic … Medical dictionary
Cell culture — in a Petri dish Epithelial cells in culture, stained for keratin (red) an … Wikipedia
Epidural — This article is about the anaesthetic technique. For the anatomical site, see Epidural space. For other uses, see Epidural (disambiguation). Did you mean Epidural hematoma, a type of traumatic brain injury? Epidural Intervention … Wikipedia
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Combined spinal and epidural anaesthesia — (CSE) is a regional anaesthetic technique, which combines the benefits of both spinal anaesthesia and epidural anaesthesia and analgesia. The spinal component gives a rapid onset of a predictable block. The indwelling epidural catheter gives the… … Wikipedia
parturition — /pahr too rish euhn, tyoo , choo /, n. Biol. the process of bringing forth young. [1640 50; < LL parturition (s. of parturitio) travail, equiv. to L parturit(us) (ptp. of parturire; see PARTURIENT) + ion ION] * * * I or birth or childbirth or… … Universalium
