Answer:
The correct answer is D. antisepsis
Explanation:
Antiseptics are the antimicrobial compounds that are used on the living tissue to kill or restrict the infection-causing microbes. So the practice of using antiseptic to kill or restrict the growth of infection-causing bacteria on living tissue is called antisepsis.
Some of the antiseptics that are commonly used are iodine, formaldehyde, 70% alcohol, iodine, boric acid, etc. Ignaz Semmelweis was the physician who is known to introduce antisepsis by demonstrating that hand washing can reduce the number of deaths in women who delivered a child recently.
Therefore the correct answer is D. antisepsis.
