preantiseptic
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preantiseptic — Denoting the period, especially in relation to surgery, before the adoption of the principles of antisepsis … Medical dictionary
preantiseptic — /pree an teuh sep tik/, adj. Med. (esp. of surgery) noting that period of time before the adoption of the principles of antisepsis (about 1867). [PRE + ANTISEPTIC] … Useful english dictionary