A hospice program provides palliative and supportive care for terminally ill patients and their families. The concept of hospice is that of a caring community of professional and nonprofessional people, supplemented by volunteer services.
â¢ ANTIMICROBIAL (adjective). The adjective ANTIMICROBIAL has 1 sense: 1. capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microorganisms. Familiarity information: ANTIMICROBIAL used as an adjective is very rare. Dictionary entry details.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Antiseptic. Antiseptics are antimicrobial substances that are applied to living tissue/skin to reduce the possibility of infection, sepsis, or putrefaction.