Listerize

[ lis-tuh-rahyz ]

verb (used with object),Lis·ter·ized, Lis·ter·iz·ing.
  1. to treat (a patient, disease, etc.) using the methods of Joseph Lister.

Origin of Listerize

1
First recorded in 1900–05; Lister + -ize
  • Also especially British, Lis·ter·ise .

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