title: [Dentist William Morton is a founder of general anesthesia].
abstract: The article presents history of discovery of general anesthesia. Scientists had come up with an idea of using and effects of anesthesia as long ago as almost 50 years before it was used in the practice. American dentist William Morton alone for the first time succeeded in right using effects of general anesthesia in practice.
authors.forename: L N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Pavlovskiĭ
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000266:history*; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation / Q000266:history*; D000777:Anesthetics / Q000266:history; D003815:Dentists / Q000266:history*; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D049672:History, 19th Century; D010330:Patents as Topic / Q000266:history; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics