Asepsis is the state of being free from disease-causing contaminants (such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites). The term asepsis also often refers to those practices used to promote or induce asepsis in an operative field in surgery or medicine to prevent infection. Ideally, a field is "sterile" — free of all biological contaminants, not just those that can cause disease, putrefaction, or fermentation — but that's a situation that's difficult to attain. However, elimination… (More on Asepsis)