Listerize

 [lis-tuh-rahyz]  

Lis·ter·ize

   [lis-tuh-rahyz]
verb (used with object), Lis·ter·ized, Lis·ter·iz·ing.
to treat (a patient, disease, etc.) using the methods of Joseph Lister.
Also, especially British, Lis·ter·ise.

Origin:
1900–05; Lister + -ize
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