as in sterile
free from filth, infection, or dangers to health
the nurse made sure that everything in the room was sanitary so that the baby wouldn't get sick
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Strict sanitary practices should be maintained when inserting or removing standard catheters.
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Matthew Wosnitzer, Verywell Health, 28 Feb. 2025
Immediate family rules about sanitary conditions around food may be marginally less strict by mutual consent, but consent is still key.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
Hatcher left that post at the beginning of the year to shift to the sanitary district.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
In addition to clothing, food, medical and sanitary supplies, the Progress also has aboard a new Orlan-MKS spacesuit to be used on Russian spacewalks.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 1 Mar. 2025
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Matthew Wosnitzer, Verywell Health, 28 Feb. 2025
Immediate family rules about sanitary conditions around food may be marginally less strict by mutual consent, but consent is still key.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
Hatcher left that post at the beginning of the year to shift to the sanitary district.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
In addition to clothing, food, medical and sanitary supplies, the Progress also has aboard a new Orlan-MKS spacesuit to be used on Russian spacewalks.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Sanitary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanitary. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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