| listeriosis | Infection with one of the Listeria bacteria capable of causing miscarriage (spontaneous abortion), stillbirth and premature birth. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| listerism | <medicine> The systematic use of antiseptics in the performance of operations and the treatment of wounds; so called from Joseph Lister, an English surgeon. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| listing | 1. The act or process of one who lists (in any sense of the verb); as, the listing of a door; the listing of a stock at the Stock Exchange. 2. The selvedge of cloth; list. 3. The sapwood cut from the edge of a board. 4. <agriculture> The throwing up of the soil into ridges, a method adopted in the culture of beets and some garden crops. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Listing's law | When the eye leaves one object and fixes upon another, it revolves about an axis perpendicular to a plane cutting both the former and the present lines of vision. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Listing's reduced eye | A representation that simplifies calculations of retinal imagery: radius of anterior refracting surface, 5.1 mm; total length, 20 mm; distance of nodal point to retina, 15 mm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Listing, Johann | <person> German physiologist, 1808-1882. See: Listing's reduced eye, Listing's law. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Liston's knives | Long-bladed knives of various sizes used in amputations. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Liston's shears | Strong shears for cutting plaster of Paris bandages. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Liston's splint | A long splint extending from the axilla to the sole of the foot. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Liston, Robert | <person> English surgeon, 1794-1847. See: Liston's knives, Liston's shears, Liston's splint. (05 Mar 2000) |