Definition of Pasteurism

1. n. A method of treatment, devised by Pasteur, for preventing certain diseases, as hydrophobia, by successive inoculations with an attenuated virus of gradually increasing strength.

Definition of Pasteurism

1. Proper noun. (dated) The prevention of certain diseases by successive inoculations with an attenuated virus of gradually increasing strength. ¹

2. Proper noun. (dated) pasteurisation ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Pasteurism

1. 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. Origin: Fr. Pasteur, a French scientist. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pasteurism

pasteups
pasteurella
pasteurella haemolytica
pasteurella infections
pasteurella multocida
pasteurellaceae
pasteurellaceae infections
pasteurellosis
pasteurisable
pasteurisation
pasteurise
pasteurised
pasteuriser
pasteurises
pasteurising
pasteurism (current term)
pasteurizable
pasteurization
pasteurizations
pasteurize
pasteurized
pasteurized milk
pasteurizer
pasteurizers
pasteurizes
pasteurizing
pasticci
pasticcio
pasticcios
pastiche

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