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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesesterilização
Pronunciation / Transliteration: esterilizacao
"A esterilização do equipamento deve ser feita com cuidado."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The process of making something free from bacteria or other living microorganisms.
"Medical instruments require rigorous sterilization before surgery." - 2
The process of making an individual incapable of reproduction.
"Surgical sterilization is a permanent method of birth control."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'sterile' (from Latin 'sterilis' meaning barren), via French, with the suffix '-ization' denoting the process or action.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sterilization" is said worldwide
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stérilisation
Transliteration: sterilization
"La stérilisation du matériel médical est indispensable."
Sterilisation
Transliteration: Sterilisation
"Die Sterilisation von chirurgischen Instrumenten ist vorgeschrieben."
sterilizzazione
Transliteration: sterilizzazione
"La sterilizzazione previene la diffusione di infezioni."
esterilización
Transliteration: esterilizacion
"La esterilización de herramientas es obligatoria en el hospital."
esterilização
Transliteration: esterilizacao
"A esterilização do equipamento deve ser feita com cuidado."
नand-करण
Transliteration: nandsheekaran
"अस्पताल में उपकरणों का नand-करण आवश्यक है।"
杀菌
Transliteration: shājūn
"手术前必须对医疗器械进行彻底杀菌。"
살균
Transliteration: sal-gyun
"의료 장비의 철저한 살균이 필요하다."
滅菌
Transliteration: mekkin
"手術器具の滅菌は非常に重要です。"
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