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etherize [′ē·thə‚rīz] (medicine) To produce anesthesia by administration of ether. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Oliver Wendell Holmes first coined the term "anesthesia" in the mid-1800s to describe the state of etherisation as the absence of sensation. |
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