The Collaborative International Dictionary
Listerism
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.
Usage examples of "listerism".
Thomas Smith, the one eminent London surgeon who had given Listerism a thorough trial.