etherize

/'i:θəraiz/ Cách viết khác : (etherise) /'i:θəraiz/

Thân thiện

The surgeon etherizes the patient before the operation.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To anesthetize with ether: To administer ether to a person or animal in order to induce general anesthesia, rendering them unconscious and insensible to pain, typically for a surgical procedure.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • Before the surgery, the doctor will etherize the patient.
  • In the 19th century, surgeons commonly etherized their patients.
  • The veterinarian had to etherize the wild animal to treat its injury safely.

Advanced Usage

• Historical/Technical Context: The term is strongly associated with the historical use of diethyl ether as a primary anesthetic agent. Its usage has declined with the development of safer, modern anesthetics.
  • The medical texts from that era detail how to properly etherize a subject.

Variants and Related Words

• Etherise (verb): The British English spelling variant of "etherize."
• Etherization (noun): The act or process of administering ether as an anesthetic.
  • The etherization was successful, and the operation proceeded.
• Ether (noun): The volatile, flammable liquid (diethyl ether) used as an anesthetic.

Synonyms

• Anesthetize: To administer an anesthetic, causing a loss of sensation.
• Put under: (Informal) To anesthetize.
• Narcotize: To stupefy or make insensible with a narcotic drug.

Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions

(This word does not commonly form standard phrasal verbs. Its usage is typically direct.)

Related Idioms

(No common idioms are directly based on this specific medical term.)

Học thuật

Verb

1. anesthetize with ether

Từ đồng nghĩa

• etherise