Listerism
Pronunciation : Lis"ter*ism
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The systematic use of antiseptics in the performance of operations and the treatment of wounds; -- so called from Joseph Lister, an English surgeon.
(Med.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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