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.
antiseptic. 1. pertaining to antisepsis. 2. any substance that inhibits growth of microorganisms; this is contrasted to a germicide, which kills them outright. The category antiseptics is also not considered to include antibiotics, which are usually taken internally, although it does include disinfectants.