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Joseph Lister
see synonyms of joseph listerNoun
1. baron lister, joseph lister, lister
English surgeon who was the first to use antiseptics (1827-1912)
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Joseph Lister
see synonyms of joseph lister British surgeon. His demonstration that carbolic acid was an effective antiseptic agent eventually led to surgical practices that decreased postoperative fatalities from infection.
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