Pasteurism
(dated) The prevention of certain diseases by successive inoculations with an attenuated virus of gradually increasing strength.
(dated) pasteurisation
• impastures, marsupites
Source: Wiktionary
Pas*teur"ism, n. Etym: [Fr. Pasteur, a French scientist.]
1. A method of treatment, devised by Pasteur, for preventing certain diseases, as hydrophobia, by successive inoculations with an attenuated virus of gradually increasing strength.
2. Pasteurization.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 July 2024
(noun) a diuretic (trade names Hygroton and Thalidone) used to control hypertension and conditions that cause edema; effective in lowering blood pressure to prevent heart attacks
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