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The patient, a woman in her twenties, lay etherized upon a table.
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D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2019
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D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2019
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“Etherize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/etherize. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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etherize
transitive verb
ether·ize
variants
or British etherise
etherized or British etherised; etherizing or British etherising
: to treat or anesthetize with ether
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