aurist
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of aurist
Example Sentences
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Another distinguished man whom I knew well was Mr. James Hinton, the celebrated aurist and a writer on religious matters which at one time had great effect.
From Christopher Crayon's Recollections The Life and Times of the late James Ewing Ritchie as told by himself by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)
The aurist said it would be his ruin when it became known that he had been the cause of so much suffering and danger to his grace.
From How to Get on in the World A Ladder to Practical Success by Calhoon, Major A.R.
When afflicted by deafness he consulted a celebrated aurist, who, after trying all remedies in vain, determined, as a last resource, to inject into the ear a strong solution of caustic.
From Character by Smiles, Samuel
Neil Jamieson Hepburn, born in Orkney in 1846, oculist and aurist, held many positions of responsibility.
From Scotland's Mark on America by Black, George Fraser
If the pain continues it is wiser to have an aurist lance the drum, to avoid complications, than to wait for the drum membrane to break open spontaneously in his absence.
From The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI) by Winslow, Kenelm
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