desterilizeとは 意味・読み方・使い方

動詞

desterilize ‎(三人称単数 現在形 desterilizes, 現在分詞 desterilizing, 過去形および過去分詞形 desterilized)

1. (transitive) To contaminate (medical equipment, etc.) so that it is no longer sterile.
   • 2015 August 12, Raluca Şoşdean et al., “Safety and feasibility of biventricular devices reuse in general and elderly population – a single-center retrospective cohort study”^[1], Clinical Interventions in Aging, volume 10, DOI:10.2147/CIA.S88805: 

     The devices were explanted postmortem or during an upgrade intervention, but also devices that were accidentally desterilized or were improperly sealed were included.

2. (economics) To carry out a monetary process that is the reverse of sterilization.

関連する語

• desterilization