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Pronunciation / Transliteration: shtay-reel
"Die chirurgischen Instrumente müssen steril sein, um Infektionen zu vermeiden."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Free from bacteria or other living microorganisms.
"The surgical instruments must be sterile to prevent infection." - 2
Incapable of producing offspring; barren.
"The once fertile land had become sterile due to years of drought."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'sterilis', meaning barren or unproductive. Entering Middle English in the 15th century via Old French, the term originally referred primarily to inability to produce offspring, later expanding to include bacteriological cleanliness and metaphorically unimaginative or unproductive concepts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sterile" is said worldwide
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stérile
Transliteration: sté-ril
"Les instruments chirurgicaux doivent être stériles pour éviter l'infection."
steril
Transliteration: shtay-reel
"Die chirurgischen Instrumente müssen steril sein, um Infektionen zu vermeiden."
sterile
Transliteration: ste-ree-leh
"Gli strumenti chirurgici devono essere sterili per prevenire infezioni."
estéril
Transliteration: es-te-ril
"Los instrumentos quirúrgicos deben estar estériles para prevenir infecciones."
estéril
Transliteration: es-te-ril
"Os instrumentos cirúrgicos devem ser estéreis para evitar infecções."
बंजर
Transliteration: banjar
"सर्जिकल उपकरणों को संक्रमण से बचाने के लिए बंजर होना चाहिए।"
无菌
Transliteration: wú jūn
"手术器械必须是无菌的，以防止感染。"
무균
Transliteration: mu-gyun
"수술 도구는 감염을 방지하기 위해 무균이어야 합니다."
無菌
Transliteration: mukin
"手術器具は感染を防ぐために無菌でなければなりません。"
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