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Disinfection

/dɪsɪnˈfɛkʃən/ · noun

Meaning

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

Example Sentences

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.

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What does disinfection mean?

Disinfection means Treatment with disinfectant materials in order to destroy harmful microorganisms..

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How do you use disinfection in a sentence?

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.

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