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joseph lister
 

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Noun joseph lister has 1 sense
  1. Lister, Joseph Lister, Baron Lister - English surgeon who was the first to use antiseptics (1827-1912)
    --1 is a kind of surgeon, operating surgeon, sawbones

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Joseph Lister

noun

A Scottish surgeon and pioneer in antiseptic surgery during the 19th century.

Sample sentence:

In the 1860s, Joseph Lister introduced the concept of antiseptic techniques, greatly reducing the risk of infections during surgeries.

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