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Simp·son  (smpsn), Sir James Young 1811-1870.

Scottish physician who pioneered the use of ether and chloroform in obstetrics (1847).

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Simpson, O(renthal) J(ames) Born 1947.

American athlete who was the first professional football player to rush more than 2,000 yards in a season. He was acquitted of the 1994 murders of his ex-wife and her friend in a highly publicized trial.

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Simpson [ˈsɪmps^ən ˈsɪms^ən]

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1. (Biographies / Simpson, Sir James Young (1811-1870) M, Scottish, MEDICINE: obstetrician) Sir James Young. 1811-70, Scottish obstetrician, who pioneered the use of chloroform as an anaesthetic

2. (Biographies) Wallis (Warfield) (ˈwɒlɪs). See Edward VIII

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Noun	1.	Simpson - United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication Duchess of Windsor, Mrs. Simpson, Wallis Warfield Simpson, Wallis Warfield Windsor
	2.	Simpson - Scottish obstetrician and surgeon who pioneered in the use of ether and discovered the anesthetic effects of chloroform (1811-1870) Sir James Young Simpson