Listerism
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Lister + -ism, after Joseph Lister who pioneered antiseptics.
Noun
[edit]Listerism (uncountable)
- (medicine, archaic) The systematic use of antiseptics in operations and the treatment of wounds.
References
[edit]- “Listerism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.