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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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Halsted
[ hôlstĕd′ ]
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.
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