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Preferred term
sterilization
Definition
- Sterilization is a surgical procedure performed to make a person incapable of reproducing. Another meaning (not treated here) refers to the killing of microorganisms. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Sterilization]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/sterilization
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