Medical Definition of Intermittent sterilization

1. Exposure to a temperature of 100°C (flowing steam) for a definite period, usually an hour, on each of several days; at each heating the developed bacteria are destroyed; spores, which are unaffected, germinate during the intervening periods and are subsequently destroyed. Synonym: discontinuous sterilization, intermittent sterilization, tyndallization. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Intermittent Sterilization

intermittently
intermittent acute porphyria
intermittent albuminuria
intermittent arthralgia
intermittent claudication
intermittent claudication
intermittent cramp
intermittent cramp
intermittent explosive disorder
intermittent haemoglobinuria
intermittent malarial fever
intermittent mandatory ventilation
intermittent positive-pressure breathing
intermittent positive-pressure ventilation
intermittent pulse
intermittent sterilization (current term)
intermittent tetanus
intermittent tetanus
intermittent torticollis
intermitter
intermitters
intermitting
intermix
intermixed
intermixes
intermixing
intermixture
intermixtures
intermodal
intermodulation

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