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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.
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)