Etherize (Verb)
Meaning
Anesthetize with ether.
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- The surgeon decided to etherize the patient before proceeding with the delicate operation.
- The medical team prepared to etherize the young boy to minimize his pain during the procedure.
- In the early days of surgery, doctors would etherize patients to render them unconscious.
- Before modern anesthesia was developed, doctors often relied on ether to etherize patients.
- The nurse carefully monitored the patient as the anesthesiologist began to etherize him for the surgery.