| sterilization |
the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce) the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)
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| sterilize |
make free from bacteria make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized"
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| sterilizer |
autoclave: a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments
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| sternal |
of or relating to or near the sternum
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| sternocleidomastoid |
one of two thick muscles running from the sternum and clavicle to the mastoid and occipital bone; turns head obliquely to the opposite side; when acting together they flex the neck and extend the head
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