Etherizing

/ˈɛθəraɪzɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Present participle: the process of administering ether or treating with ether.

Etymology

Present participle of 'etherize,' combining the verb root with the gerund suffix '-ing'.

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Imagine being an etherizing technician in 1850—you'd be among the first people in history helping make surgery painless, armed with only a cloth and a bottle of liquid, changing medicine forever.

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