Joseph Lister Argued Against Which Assumption in Making His Contribution

question 61

Multiple Choice

Joseph Lister argued against which assumption in making his contribution to medicine?

• A)Surgical techniques must be based on an accurate knowledge of human anatomy.
• B)Sterilization is best achieved with the use of heat.
• C)Putrefaction is a natural part of the healing process.
• D)Surgical infection is God given and inevitable.

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Definitions:

Output Quantity

The amount of goods or services produced by a company, industry, or economy within a specific period.

MR = MC Rule

The principle that a firm will maximize its profit (or minimize its losses) by producing the output at which marginal revenue and marginal cost are equal, provided product price is equal to or greater than average variable cost.

Pure Competition

Refers to a market structure where many sellers offer homogeneous products, and no single seller can influence the market price.