listerism

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listerism - 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]