Lis·ter dress·ing

(lis'tĕr),

the first type of antiseptic dressing, one of gauze impregnated with carbolic acid.

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Lister,

Joseph (Lord Lister), English surgeon, 1827-1912.

Listeria - a genus of aerobic to microaerophilic, motile, peritrichous bacteria.

Lister dressing - the first type of antiseptic dressing, one of gauze impregnated with carbolic acid.

Lister forceps

Lister knife

Lister method - antiseptic surgery as first advocated by Lister in 1867. Synonym(s): listerism

Lister scissors

Lister tubercle - a small prominence on the dorsal aspect of the distal end of the radius that serves as a trochlea or pulley for the tendon. Synonym(s): dorsal tubercle of radius

Listerella - in bacteriology, a rejected generic name sometimes cited as a synonym of Listeria; the type species is Listerella hepatolytica.

Listerine - antiseptic mouthwash.

listerism - Synonym(s): Lister method

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