LISTERISM


Meaning of LISTERISM in English

/lis"teuh riz'euhm/ , n.

an antiseptic method introduced by Joseph Lister, involving the spraying of the parts under operation with a carbolic acid solution.

[ 1875-80; LISTER + -ISM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .