etherizer

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noun

One who etherizes a patient.

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Meanings

nounetherizer (plural etherizers)

plural etherizers

  1. One who etherizes a patient.

    The dread of most etherizers is a quiet breather who may stop breathing without his notice, and requires the almost constant presence of his ear at the patient's mouth to be sure he or she is all right.

    1903, William Brodie, Carl Jungk, Francis Edward Stewart, The Therapeutic Gazette, page 536

Origin

From etherize + -er.

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APA

etherizer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/etherizer

MLA

“etherizer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/etherizer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “etherizer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/etherizer.

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