aurist
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of aurist
Example Sentences
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And an aurist wastes time, and most likely blunders, when he applies himself to treat eye-diseases.
From Feminism and Sex-Extinction by Kenealy, Arabella
Mr. Dalby, the aurist, to whom I gave one of these instruments, tells me he uses it for diagnoses.
From Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development by Galton, Francis, Sir
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)
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 How to Get on in the World A Ladder to Practical Success by Calhoon, Major A.R.
He was chest doctor, and doctor for every other organ as well; he was accoucheur and surgeon; he was oculist and aurist; he was dentist and chloroformist, besides being chemist and druggist.
From Stories by English Authors: Scotland (Selected by Scribners) by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)
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