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SIR JAMES YOUNG SIMPSON
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• SIR JAMES YOUNG SIMPSON (noun)
The noun SIR JAMES YOUNG SIMPSON has 1 sense:
1. Scottish obstetrician and surgeon who pioneered in the use of ether and discovered the anesthetic effects of chloroform (1811-1870)
Familiarity information: SIR JAMES YOUNG SIMPSON used as a noun is very rare.
• SIR JAMES YOUNG SIMPSON (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Scottish obstetrician and surgeon who pioneered in the use of ether and discovered the anesthetic effects of chloroform (1811-1870)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Simpson; Sir James Young Simpson
Instance hypernyms:
doc; doctor; Dr.; MD; medico; physician (a licensed medical practitioner)
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