sterilization

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: sterilization

1	n	the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)
2	n	the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: sterilization

Types:: pasteurisation, pasteurization
partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food

Types:: show 6 types...; hide 6 types...; altering, fixing, neutering
the sterilization of an animal; surgical contraception
contraception by surgical sterilization; tubal ligation
a sterilization procedure with women; both Fallopian tubes are tied in two places and the tubes removed in between the ligations; castration, emasculation
neutering a male animal by removing the testicles; spaying
neutering a female by removing the ovaries; vasectomy
surgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization); is sometimes reversible

Type of:: operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body

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