noun
English surgeon who was the first to use antiseptics (1827-1912)
• Syn: ↑Lister, ↑Baron Lister
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑surgeon, ↑operating surgeon, ↑sawbones
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(1827–1912) an English doctor who is best known for introducing the ↑antiseptic system (= a way of preventing infection during medical operations by keeping things very clean and using a spray of a special acid). He was President of the ↑Royal Society (1895–1900) and was made a ↑baron in 1897.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.