Halsted

American  

[hawl-stid, -sted] / ˈhɔl stɪd, -stɛd /

noun

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

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Halsted Scientific  

/ hôl′stĕd′ /

1. 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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Example Sentences

At the end of January, I was walking south on North Halsted Street in Boystown.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2025

Two days later, Dominguez talked to Halsted about the future, telling her that he wants to have a home, wife and children and live in the Bay Area.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2023

Halsted attended the proceedings and sent a detailed account to Fuller, who learned for the first time that another car had been involved.

From Slate • Aug. 2, 2022

I was working on the Fred Halsted Blu-ray, and I slowly started to realize I was trans.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2022

He found a place on the North Side at 1220 Wrightwood Avenue, a dozen or so blocks west of Lincoln Park, near Halsted.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson