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DeCS

Descriptor English:

Sterilization

Descriptor Spanish:

Esterilización

Descriptor Portuguese:

Esterilização

Tree Number:

Definition English:

The destroying of all forms of life, especially microorganisms, by heat, chemical, or other means.

Indexing Annotation English:

of the environment, not sexual; differentiate from DISINFECTION: DISINFECTION renders matter free of pathogens, STERILIZATION destroys all microbes; if in doubt, use the word of the text

Allowable Qualifiers English:

classification	economics
ethics	history
instrumentation	legislation & jurisprudence
methods	organization & administration
statistics & numerical data	standards
trends	utilization

Record Number:

27840

Unique Identifier:

D013242

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