disinfection

noun
/dɪsɪnˈfɛkʃən/

Etymology

From dis- + infection.

  1. derived from īnfectiō
  2. derived from infection
  3. formed as disinfection — “dis- + infection

Definitions

  1. Treatment with disinfectant materials in order to destroy harmful microorganisms.

    • Recent activity in the field of blood product disinfection has been based on a photovirucidal approach, with the requirement that the other microbial branches are also susceptible.
    • In brief, after application of the speculum and disinfection of the cervix, the hysterovideoscope was introduced intracervically.
    • Whether full-room disinfections are necessary is not always clear.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for disinfection. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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