Osler

American  

[ohs-ler, ohz-] / ˈoʊs lər, ˈoʊz- /

noun

1. Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.

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Osler British  

/ ˈɒzlə /

noun

1. Sir William. 1849–1919, Canadian physician, pioneer of residency in medical training

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Example Sentences

According to Osler, a leading expert on clemency, the participants had questions after the presentation, but there was no obvious dissent.

From Salon

Kushner brought in legal scholars to talk about reform, inviting Mark Osler of the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota and Rachel Barkow of New York University to explain how the clemency system worked, why it failed most applicants and what it would take to fix it.

From Salon

As Canadian physician William Osler said, medicine is “a science of uncertainty, and an art of probability.”

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To do this, I’ve been taught to think in probabilities, as Osler suggested, because probability is a yardstick for uncertainty.

From Salon

William Osler, often described as the father of modern medicine, put it like this: “Tuberculosis is a social disease with a medical aspect.”

From Salon