ETHERIZATION

Etymology

Noun

etherization (countable and uncountable, plural etherizations)

(surgery) anaesthetization using ether

Source: Wiktionary


E`ther*i*za"tion n. (Med.) (a) The administration of ether to produce insensibility. (b) The state of the system under the influence of ether.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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