sterilisation

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Noun	1.	sterilisation - the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce) sterilization surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery" altering, neutering, fixing - the sterilization of an animal; "they took him to the vet for neutering" surgical contraception - contraception by surgical sterilization
	2.	sterilisation - the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means) sterilization cleaning, cleansing, cleanup - the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning" pasteurisation, pasteurization - partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food

Translations

تَعْقير الإمرأه، تَعْقيم السّوائِل

Sterilisation

gerilsneyîing; ófrjósemisaîgerî

sterilisering

灭菌绝育

sterile

(ˈsterail) adjective

1. (of soil, plants, humans and other animals) unable to produce crops, seeds, children or young.

2. free from germs. A surgeon's equipment must be absolutely sterile.

steˈrility (-ˈri-) noun

ˈsterilize, ˈsterilise (-ri-) verb

1. to make (a woman etc) sterile.

2. to kill germs in (eg milk) or on (eg surgical instruments) by boiling.

ˌsteriliˈzation, ˌsteriliˈsation noun

References in periodicals archive ?

3i Infrastructure PLC (LON:3IN) has snapped up French cold sterilisation facility owner Ionisos for [euro]220mln.

3I Infrastructure snaps up French cold sterilisation group for [euro]220mln

Nevertheless, the challenge remains to determine an efficient and nondestructive sterilisation procedure for polymer scaffolds that preserves their structure and surface properties

Evaluation of Sterilisation Techniques for Regenerative Medicine Scaffolds Fabricated with Polyurethane Nonbiodegradable and Bioabsorbable Nanocomposite Materials

[2] Literature suggests that high-risk women are at an increased risk of STIs due to low rates of condom use post sterilisation. [3] In a study of African American women residing in low-income communities, sterilised women were less likely to report using condoms with their main partners than non-sterilised women.

Does interval laparoscopic sterilisation influence the risk of lower genital tract infections and menstrual abnormalities?

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Cosmed Acquires iuvo BioScience's Ethylene Oxide Contract Sterilisation Operation

The sterilisation equipment market is expected to reach around 6.1bn by 2020, at a CAGR of 7.6%.from 2015 to 2020, according to a new market research report from MarketsandMarkets.

Sterilisation Equipment Market to Reach 6.1bn by 2020, According to Study

Healthcare Sterilisation: Introduction and Standard Practices; Volume 1

(40.) Piers Benn and Martin Lupton, "Sterilisation of Young, Competent, and Childless Adults," British Medical Journal 330, no.

Sterilization as cyborg performance: reproductive freedom and the regulation of sterilization

Contexte: En Inde, la sterilisation feminine represente 66% de la pratique contraceptive et rage au moment de la procedure est en baisse.

Sterilization regret among married women in India: implications for the Indian national family planning program

Success rate and patient satisfaction with the Essure sterilisation in an outpatient setting: a prospective study of 857 women.