• (n.) The administration of ether to produce insensibility. • (n.) The state of the system under the influence of ether.
(e″thәr-ĭ-za´shәn) induction of anesthesia by means of ether.
E`ther·i·za'tion noun (Medicine) (a) The administration of ether to produce insensibility. (b) The state of the system under the influence of ether. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: ē′thĕr-i-zā′shŭn Definitions: 1. Administration of diethyl ether to produce anesthesia.