preantiseptic

[ pree-an-tuh-sep-tik ]
/ ˌpri æn təˈsɛp tɪk /

adjective Medicine/Medical.

(especially of surgery) noting that period of time before the adoption of the principles of antisepsis (about 1867).

Origin of preantiseptic

Medical definitions for preantiseptic

preantiseptic
[ prē′ăn-tĭ-sĕptĭk ]

adj.

Of or being the period in the history of medicine and surgery before the adoption of the principles of antisepsis.