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==Origin==

==Origin==

[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] steryle, from [[Latin]] sterilis; akin to Gothic stairo barren [[animal]], [[Sanskrit]] starī sterile cow

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] steryle, from [[Latin]] sterilis; akin to Gothic stairo barren [[animal]], [[Sanskrit]] starī sterile cow

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1a : failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores  

*1a : failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores  

'''Sterile''' [[organisms]] are those that have lost their [[reproductive]] [[capabilities]].  

'''Sterile''' [[organisms]] are those that have lost their [[reproductive]] [[capabilities]].  

Sterilization (or sterilisation, see spelling [[differences]]) is a term referring to any [[process]] that eliminates (removes) or kills all forms of life, including transmissible [[agents]] (such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungi fungi], [[bacteria]], [[viruses]], spore forms, etc.) present on a [[surface]], contained in a [[fluid]], in medication, or in a compound such as [[biological]] [[culture]] [[media]]. Sterilization can be achieved by applying the proper combinations of [[heat]], [[chemicals]], ir[[radiation]], high [[pressure]], and filtration.

Sterilization (or sterilisation, see spelling [[differences]]) is a term referring to any [[process]] that eliminates (removes) or kills all forms of life, including transmissible [[agents]] (such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungi fungi], [[bacteria]], [[viruses]], spore forms, etc.) present on a [[surface]], contained in a [[fluid]], in medication, or in a compound such as [[biological]] [[culture]] [[media]]. Sterilization can be achieved by applying the proper combinations of [[heat]], [[chemicals]], ir[[radiation]], high [[pressure]], and filtration.

The term has evolved to include the disabling or destruction of some [[molecules]] whose [[presence]] can cause serious harm such as Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TES) related [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prions prions].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterilization_%28microbiology%29]

The term has evolved to include the disabling or destruction of some [[molecules]] whose [[presence]] can cause serious harm such as Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TES) related [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prions prions].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterilization_%28microbiology%29]

[[Category: Health]]

[[Category: Health]]