listerism

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Listerism \Lis"ter*ism\ (l[i^]s"t[~e]r*[i^]z'm), n. (Med.)
   The systematic use of antiseptics in the performance of
   operations and the treatment of wounds; -- so called from
   Joseph Lister, an English surgeon.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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