1. Scottish obstetrician and surgeon who pioneered in the use of ether and discovered the anesthetic effects of chloroform (1811-1870); [syn: Simpson, Sir James Young Simpson]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Sir James Young Simpson
n 1: Scottish obstetrician and surgeon who pioneered in the use
of ether and discovered the anesthetic effects of
chloroform (1811-1870) [syn: Simpson, Sir James Young
Simpson]