resterilize

Etymology

From re- + sterilize.

resterilize means to sterilize again. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

verb

To sterilize again.“This afternoon Bets does surgery on my leg—a small infection I've let get worse. It looks bad, clearly infected around the area. She pulls off the scab and some of the surrounding skin with our often resterilized needle.”