aseptic

[Gr. ἄσηπτα ( asēpta ); Eng. suff. -ic.] [ASEPTA] Not liable to putrefaction. a-sěp'-to-lin, s. [From Gr. asēpta = against putrefaction. Phar.: A preparation of phenol or carbolic acid designed to be used as a subcutaneous injection for. the cure of phthisis; so named by its inventor, Dr. Cyrus Edson, of New York, who first announced his discovery in February, 1896. It is e entially a germicide; and, since carbolic acid is known to be fatal to the tuberculosis bacilli, which are regarded as the germs causing and promoting pulmonary consumption, it seems probable that a sep to lin may be found efficacious providing it can be borne by the patient in quantities sufficient to produce the intended results. A published formula reads as follows: C11H16N2O2-OH-C.Hs.