Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
decontamination Audio
de·con·tam·i·na·tion [ dee-kuhn-tam-uh-ney-shun ]
Subclass of:
Public Health Practice
Definitions related to decontamination:
  • (decontaminating) The act of ridding of contamination.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • The removal of contaminating material, such as radioactive materials, biological materials, or CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS, from a person or object.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
Try this search on: Farlex, Merriam-Webster, Oxford Dictionary, or Wordnik

This content should not be used in place of medically-reviewed decision support reference material or professional medical advice. Some terms may have alternate or updated definitions not reflected in this set. The definitions on this page should not be considered complete or up to date.