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sterilization  

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  • 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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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-CPFW44PN-C

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