Sterilization
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| - | :''[[sterilization (surgical procedure)|sterilization]], [[forced sterilization]], [[compulsory sterilization]]'' | ||
| - | # The process of treating something to kill microorganisms. | + | '''Sterilization''' may refer to: |
| - | #:''Heat '''sterilization''' is used during [[canning]] so the food can be safely stored for long periods.'' | + | |
| - | # A procedure to permanently prevent an organism from reproducing. | + | * The elimination of microbiological organisms to achieve asepsis, a sterile microbial environment |
| - | #:''[[spaying|Spaying]] a cat is a form of '''sterilization''' to limit the population growth.'' | + | ** [[Sterilization (microbiology)]] |
| - | # an instance of a sterilization procedure | + | ** [[Soil steam sterilization]], a farming technique that sterilizes soil with steam in open fields or greenhouses |
| - | #: ''The vet performed several '''sterilizations''' this week.'' | + | * A medical or biological technique that intentionally leaves a person or other organism unable to reproduce |
| - | # A monetary policy operation used to offset a foreign exchange intervention. | + | ** [[Sterilization (medicine)]] applies to human beings |
| - | #: ''The Federal Reserve is responsible for foreign exchange '''sterilization'''.'' | + | ** [[Neutering]] is the surgical sterilization of animals |
| + | ** Irradiation induced sterility is used in the [[Sterile insect technique]] | ||
| + | ** A [[chemosterilant]] is a chemical compound that causes sterility | ||
| + | ** There are also genetic techniques that confer sterility | ||
| + | * [[Sterilization (economics)]], central bank operations aimed at neutralizing foreign exchange operations' impact on domestic money supply, or offset adverse consequences of large capital flows | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Sterility (physiology)|Sterility]] | ||
| + | *:''[[sterilization (surgical procedure)|sterilization]], [[compulsory sterilization]]'' | ||
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Sterilization may refer to:
- The elimination of microbiological organisms to achieve asepsis, a sterile microbial environment
- Sterilization (microbiology)
- Soil steam sterilization, a farming technique that sterilizes soil with steam in open fields or greenhouses
- A medical or biological technique that intentionally leaves a person or other organism unable to reproduce
- Sterilization (medicine) applies to human beings
- Neutering is the surgical sterilization of animals
- Irradiation induced sterility is used in the Sterile insect technique
- A chemosterilant is a chemical compound that causes sterility
- There are also genetic techniques that confer sterility
- Sterilization (economics), central bank operations aimed at neutralizing foreign exchange operations' impact on domestic money supply, or offset adverse consequences of large capital flows
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