- antiseptic surgery
- surgery done using antiseptic principles; see also aseptic s.
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antiseptic surgery
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Antiseptic surgery — Antiseptic An ti*sep tic, Antiseptical An ti*sep tic*al, a. Counteracting or preventing putrefaction, or a putrescent tendency in the system; antiputrefactive. [1913 Webster] {Antiseptic surgery}, that system of surgical practice which insists… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Antiseptic — An ti*sep tic, Antiseptical An ti*sep tic*al, a. Counteracting or preventing putrefaction, or a putrescent tendency in the system; antiputrefactive. [1913 Webster] {Antiseptic surgery}, that system of surgical practice which insists upon a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
surgery — Synonyms and related words: X ray, abscission, amputation, antiseptic surgery, aseptic surgery, blood bank, bloodless surgery, butchering, cauterization, cautery, charity ward, chiroplasty, chopping, cleavage, clinic, consultation room,… … Moby Thesaurus
Antiseptic Principle of the Practice of Surgery — is a paper regarding antiseptics written by Joseph Lister in 1867. External links * [http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1867lister.html Antiseptic Principle of the Practice of Surgery] * [http://www.archive.org/details/antiseptic principle… … Wikipedia
Father of Antiseptic Surgery — Sir Joseph Lister … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Founder of Antiseptic Surgery — Joseph Lister … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Antiseptic — Antiseptics (from Greek αντί anti , against + σηπτικός septikos , putrefactive ) are antimicrobial substances that are applied to living tissue/skin to reduce the possibility of infection, sepsis, or putrefaction. They should generally be… … Wikipedia
Surgery — This article is about the medical specialty. For other uses, see Surgery (disambiguation). A cardiothoracic surgeon performs a mitral valve replacement at the Fitzsimons Army Medical Center. Surgery (from the Greek … Wikipedia
surgery — /serr jeuh ree/, n., pl. surgeries for 3 5. 1. the art, practice, or work of treating diseases, injuries, or deformities by manual or operative procedures. 2. the branch of medicine concerned with such treatment. 3. treatment, as an operation,… … Universalium
History of surgery — Surgery is the branch of medicine that deals with the physical manipulation of a bodily structure in order to diagnosis, prevent or cure an ailment. Ambroise Paré, a 16th century French surgeon stated that there were five reasons to perform… … Wikipedia
