Definition of Letheon. Meaning of Letheon. Synonyms of Letheon

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Definition of Letheon

Letheon
Letheon Le"the*on (l[=e]"th[-e]*[o^]n), n. [NL., fr. Gr. lh`qh.] (Med.) Sulphuric ether used as an an[ae]sthetic agent. [R.]

Meaning of Letheon from wikipedia

- called his ether preparation, with aromatic oils to conceal its smell, "Letheon" after the Lethe River (Λήθη, meaning "forgetfulness, oblivion"). However...
- referring to it as "Letheon", but it soon was found to be ether. A month after this demonstration, a patent was issued for "letheon", although it was widely...
- hide the actual nature of his anesthetic substance, referring to it as Letheon. He received a US patent for his substance, but news of the successful...
- anesthesia called ether anesthesia was performed. This anesthetic was called letheon and was created by a dentist, Dr. William Morton. This new, ether based...
- who is camouflaging the smell of the sulphuric ether and calling it "Letheon," is soon raking in a fortune with his painless dentistry. However, Jackson...
- Effects. Spangler & Davis. p. 5. Warren, E (1847). Some Account of the Letheon: Or, Who is the Discoverer?. Dutton and Wentworth. p. 28. Beddoes, T (1799)...
- was for an am****tion of the lower limb, the ether being then called "letheon" and administered by the aid of a complicated apparatus. About this same...