autoclavenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɔː.təʊ.kleɪv/us/ˈɑː.t̬oʊ.kleɪv/a piece of equipment that uses steam at high pressure to sterilize (= clean) objects used in medical operations
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Medical & surgical equipment
- cardiograph
- catheterization
- catheterize
- colonoscope
- CPB
- depressor
- drip
- forceps
- iron lung
- MRI
- oxygen mask
- respirator
- scalpel
- stent
- stenting
- stomach pump
- thermometer
- tomography
- tongue depressor
- ultrasound
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Kitchen appliances
autoclave
verb [ T ] ukus
Lewis estimates that 40 to 80 percent of dentists actually autoclave their instruments as they should.