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anesthesiologist

or an·aes·the·si·ol·o·gist

[ an-uhs-thee-zee-ol-uh-jist ]

noun

  1. a physician who specializes in anesthesiology.


anesthesiologist

/ ˌænɪsˌθiːzɪˈɒlədʒɪst /

noun

  1. the US name for anaesthetist Compare anesthetist
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of anesthesiologist1

First recorded in 1940–45; anesthesiolog(y) + -ist
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Example Sentences

He was an anesthesiologist, and my mother is a psychologist.

From Ozy

In Mesa, Arizona, about 20 miles east of Phoenix, Lee Allen passes families pressed against the windows of the hospital where he works as a nurse anesthesiologist.

From Fortune

In case you didn’t catch that, the anesthesiologist says, “One of the nice things about being an anesthesiologist is making people shut the hell up.”

The gastroenterologist was ultimately dismissed from the case, but the anesthesiologist and her practice were ordered to pay a half-million dollars in damages.

Sometimes they were anesthesiologists, sometimes there were psychiatrists.

Dr. Garg arrived to confirm the procedure and ask if I had any questions, and the anesthesiologist ordered a painkiller.

When told that she was, the patient demanded a white anesthesiologist.

A patient scheduled for an operation one day requested a female anesthesiologist, a request we were inclined to honor.

You were wrong even to grant her request for a woman anesthesiologist.

Michael Jackson traveled with an anesthesiologist during his mid-1990s tour.

The anesthesiologist told me that he did still have a heartbeat.

I believe Jackie Hunt—yes—she was, I believe she was the anesthesiologist who came.

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