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Lister's method (medicine)


Lister's method
Antiseptic surgery, as first advocated by Lister in 1867; the operation was performed under a cloud of diluted carbolic acid spray, the instruments were dipped in a carbolic solution before use, and the wound was dressed with a thick layer of carbolised gauze; from this was developed the present practice of aseptic surgery.

Synonym: listerism.