anesthesiologist

noun

an·​es·​the·​si·​ol·​o·​gist ˌa-nəs-ˌthē-zē-ˈä-lə-jist How to pronounce anesthesiologist (audio)
plural anesthesiologists
: anesthetist
specifically : a physician specializing in anesthesiology

Examples of anesthesiologist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Among them were gynecologists, urologists and anesthesiologists; one practitioner wasn’t a doctor at all but a phlebotomist, trained to draw blood. Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024 The knee replacement parts, hospital time, surgeon, anesthesiologist, radiologist, pathologist–all donated. Carolyn Barber, Fortune, 29 Feb. 2024 When a patient is having traditional anesthesia, the anesthesiologist [focuses] 100% of their attention on the patient’s vitals and comfort while the surgeon can [focus] 100% of their attention on the actual procedure. Meirav Devash, Allure, 29 Feb. 2024 One colleague was shot along the way, the anesthesiologist said. Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2024 Such disturbing stories include surgeons amputating the wrong leg, doctors using the wrong sperm for in vitro fertilization, and anesthesiologists delivering the wrong anesthetic. Alain Hunkins, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024 Executioners had prior lethal injection experience Every U.S. medical professional association — including for doctors, anesthesiologists, nurses, pharmacists and EMTs — asks members not to participate in capital punishment, according to Dunham and the associations’ position statements. Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024 In Florida, this needs to be done by a licensed anesthesiologist assistant, physician assistant or registered nurse with post-anesthesia care experience. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024 Former Oklahoma state Senator Ervin Yen is an anesthesiologist with over three decades of experience and helped sponsor the 2015 bill. Alyssa Spady, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of anesthesiologist was in 1922

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“Anesthesiologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anesthesiologist. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

anesthesiologist

noun
an·​es·​the·​si·​ol·​o·​gist ˌan-əs-ˌthē-zē-ˈäl-ə-jist How to pronounce anesthesiologist (audio)
: anesthetist
especially : a doctor specializing in giving anesthetics to patients

Medical Definition

anesthesiologist

noun
an·​es·​the·​si·​ol·​o·​gist
variants or chiefly British anaesthesiologist
: anesthetist
specifically : a physician specializing in anesthesiology

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