Sem·mel·weiss (z m  l-v s ), Ignaz Philipp 1818-1865. Hungarian physician who pioneered the use of antiseptics in obstetrics as the result of his discovery that puerperal fever is a form of septicemia. His methods reduced mortalities but were not widely adopted until after his death. |
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