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antisepsis The historian David Wooton relates a gap of two centuries between the discovery of germs and the acceptance of germs as a cause of disease, a delay of thirty years between the germ theory of putrefaction and the development of antisepsis, and a delay of sixty years between antisepsis and drug therapy.

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n. The practice of eliminating disease-causing germs using disinfectant (antiseptic) agents. Antifragile, Nicholas Nassim Taleb

Word	antisepsis
Definition	n. The practice of eliminating disease-causing germs using disinfectant (antiseptic) agents.
Sentence	The historian David Wooton relates a gap of two centuries between the discovery of germs and the acceptance of germs as a cause of disease, a delay of thirty years between the germ theory of putrefaction and the development of antisepsis, and a delay of sixty years between antisepsis and drug therapy.
Source	Antifragile, Nicholas Nassim Taleb

Antisepsis Germs Delay Years N Practice Eliminating Disease Causing