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.
Definition of ANTISEPTIC. 1. a: opposing sepsis, putrefaction, or decay; especially: preventing or arresting the growth of microorganisms (as on living tissue) b: acting or protecting like an antiseptic.2. : relating to or characterized by the use of antiseptics.: opposing sepsis, putrefaction, or decay; especially: preventing or arresting the growth of microorganisms (as on living tissue) b: acting or protecting like an antiseptic.