sterile environment
Contamination-free clinical space
A sterile environment is a space free from microorganisms—bacteria, viruses, fungi.
Operating rooms and pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities maintain sterile environments to prevent contamination and infection.
The term extends figuratively to any setting scrubbed of vitality or spontaneity: The corporate office felt like a sterile environment, all beige walls and fluorescent lighting.
- laminar flow hoodSterile filtered-air enclosure
- positive pressureForce exceeding surrounding atmosphere
- air filtrationRemoving impurities from atmosphere
- infection controlPreventing pathogen transmission
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
autoclave · mask · disinfectant · asepsis · glovebox · cleanliness · cleanroom · sterilized · food safety standards · operating room · scrubbing in · purity · vacuum sealing · fume hood · bleach · isolation ward · scrub nurse · humidity control
- hospitalshospital, ER, emergency room, ICU, operating room
- Lab ConditionspH level, control group, extreme conditions, in vitro, in vivo
- laboratory conditionshumidity control, pressure control, clean room, sterilization, light control
- Experiment Termscontrol group, variable, sample size, blind test, double blind
sterile environmentjungle
Dense tropical forest
rainforest · swamp · compost heap · coral reef · soil ecosystem