desterilized

Verb

desterilize (third-person singular simple present desterilizes, present participle desterilizing, simple past and past participle desterilized)

1. (transitive) To contaminate (medical equipment, etc.) so that it is no longer sterile.
   • The devices were explanted postmortem or during an upgrade intervention, but also devices that were accidentally desterilized or were improperly sealed were included.2015 August 12, Raluca Şoşdean et al., “Safety and feasibility of biventricular devices reuse in general and elderly population – a single-center retrospective cohort study”, in Clinical...
2. To carry out a monetary process that is the reverse of sterilization.