Lister
[ lis-ter ]
/ ˈlɪs tər /
noun
Joseph, 1st Baron Lister of Lyme Re·gis
[lahym ree-jis] /laɪm ˈri dʒɪs/,1827–1912,
English surgeon: founder of modern antiseptic surgery.
British Dictionary definitions for joseph lister (1 of 2)
lister
/ (ˈlɪstə) /
noun
US and Canadian agriculture
a plough with a double mouldboard designed to throw soil to either side of a central furrow
Also called: lister plough, middlebreaker, middle buster
Word Origin for lister
C19: from
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British Dictionary definitions for joseph lister (2 of 2)
Lister
/ (ˈlɪstə) /
noun
Joseph, 1st Baron Lister. 1827–1912, British surgeon, who introduced the use of antiseptics
Medical definitions for joseph lister
Lister
[ lĭs′tər ]
British surgeon who demonstrated in 1865 that carbolic acid was an effective antiseptic agent and introduced it to the surgical process.
Scientific definitions for joseph lister
Lister
[ lĭs′tər ]
British surgeon who, influenced by Pasteur's germ theory of disease, established in 1865 a system of antiseptic measures in hospitals to combat infections. His practices dramatically decreased the number by deaths caused by infection and were gradually adopted in hospitals throughout Europe.