Halsted

[ hawl-stid, -sted ]

/ ˈhɔl stɪd, -stɛd /

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noun

William Stewart "Brill", 1852–1922, U.S. surgeon and educator.

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How to use Halsted in a sentence

Talking with Coneys and Halsted dramatically revised my view of Lennon as a reclusive and contrary man.
How John Lennon Rediscovered His Music in Bermuda|The Telegraph|November 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Coneys chartered the Megan Jaye, a 43-ft sloop based in Newport, Rhode Island, and skippered by Hank Halsted.
How John Lennon Rediscovered His Music in Bermuda|The Telegraph|November 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Only Halsted and his inexperienced “cook” were left standing.
How John Lennon Rediscovered His Music in Bermuda|The Telegraph|November 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
As mountainous seas rolled down upon them, smashing over the deck, Halsted left him to it.
How John Lennon Rediscovered His Music in Bermuda|The Telegraph|November 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Halsted and Coneys said they saw a new man standing on the deck afterwards.
How John Lennon Rediscovered His Music in Bermuda|The Telegraph|November 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“I hope their friends will please the Halsted Camp crowd better than we did,” said Dolly, sarcastically.
A Campfire Girl's Test of Friendship|Jane L. Stewart
All the girls from Camp Halsted fell in with her suggestion, delighted by the idea of such an unplanned excursion.
A Campfire Girl's Test of Friendship|Jane L. Stewart
Robert of Halsted, one knight's fee in Halsted, and half a knight's fee in Brockley.
The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson|Jocelin de Brakelond
He ran a little conthractin' business down be Halsted Sthreet 'Twas him built th' big shed f'r th' ice comp'ny.
Mr. Dooley: In the Hearts of His Countrymen|Finley Peter Dunne
He got a bottle of reddish-brown mixture from the druggist on Halsted Street near Sixty-third.
Half Portions|Edna Ferber

Medical definitions for Halsted

Halsted

[ hôl′stəd, -stĕd′ ]

William Stewart 1852-1922

American surgeon who developed the use of cocaine in anesthesiology and proposed the use of rubber gloves during surgery.

Scientific definitions for Halsted

Halsted

[ hôl′stĕd′ ]

William Stewart 1852-1922

American surgeon who discovered the technique of local anesthesia by injecting cocaine into specific nerves in 1885. He administered what is believed to be the first blood transfusion in the United States in 1881. Halsted also developed new surgical techniques for treating cancers and other abnormalities and introduced the use of rubber gloves during surgery.