desterilize
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]desterilize (third-person singular simple present desterilizes, present participle desterilizing, simple past and past participle desterilized)
- (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”, in Clinical Interventions in Aging[1], volume 10, :
- The devices were explanted postmortem or during an upgrade intervention, but also devices that were accidentally desterilized or were improperly sealed were included.
- (economics) To carry out a monetary process that is the reverse of sterilization.