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Listerism
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) The systematic use of antiseptics in the performance of operations and the treatment of wounds; - so called from Joseph Lister, an English surgeon.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Listerism'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/l/listerism.html. 1828.