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anti-sepsia, assepsia, descontaminação, limpeza e esterilização

English translation: antisepsis, asepsis, decontamination, cleaning, and sterilization

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Portuguese term or phrase:anti-sepsia, assepsia, descontaminação, limpeza e esterilização
English translation:antisepsis, asepsis, decontamination, cleaning, and sterilization
Entered by: Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães

21:36 Mar 4, 2010
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Medical: Health Care
Portuguese term or phrase: anti-sepsia, assepsia, descontaminação, limpeza e esterilização
promocao de biosseguranca nas acoes em enfermagem
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antisepsis, asepsis, decontamination, cleaning, and sterilization
Explanation:
You may also substitute "antiseptic technique" and "aseptic technique" for "antisepsis" and "asepsis" respectively, depending on the context.

http://www.surgical-tutor.org.uk/principles/microbiology/ase...
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Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães
Brazil
Local time: 01:41
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5 +3antisepsis, asepsis, decontamination, cleaning, and sterilization
Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães
4cleansing
Benedito de Sousa Almeida Filho


  

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antisepsis, asepsis, decontamination, cleaning, and sterilization


Explanation:
You may also substitute "antiseptic technique" and "aseptic technique" for "antisepsis" and "asepsis" respectively, depending on the context.

http://www.surgical-tutor.org.uk/principles/microbiology/ase...

Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães
Brazil
Local time: 01:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 120
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agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
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agree  Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
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agree  Isabel Maria Almeida
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cleansing


Explanation:
Termo bastante comum usado na lingua inglesa para se referir à esterilização, especialmente de instrumentos cirúrgicos e equipamentos médico. Representa um nível maior de limpeza comparado ao "cleaning"


    Reference: http://journals.lww.com/anesthesiaclinics/Citation/1964/0500...
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Benedito de Sousa Almeida Filho
Brazil
Local time: 01:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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