anesthesiologist
Americannoun
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anesthesiologists
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noun
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Origin of anesthesiologist
First recorded in 1940–45; anesthesiolog(y) + -ist
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Marek Domanski, 67, a pediatric anesthesiologist in Fresno, Calif., who also has a home in Boise, Idaho.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Panel member Elizabeth Rebello, a pharmacist and anesthesiologist, told the committee she had voted no "because of the lack of efficacy data" and "safety concerns."
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
The doctor introduced himself, and an anesthesiologist did his thing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026
In 2019, Stanford University anesthesiologist Boris Heifets and his colleagues began the most ironclad blinded study yet attempted in the psychedelics world.
From Slate ● Jan. 30, 2026
The priest is a friend ofMoushumi’s parents, an anesthesiologist who happens to be a Brahmin.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Outside of Tokyo and other big cities, access to epidurals is hampered by a lack of anesthesiologists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025
But with myriad responsibilities for keeping anesthetized patients alive and stable, as well as maintaining their profoundly unconscious state, anesthesiologists don't have the time without the technology.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2023
The anesthesiologists, the nurses, the hospital administration, the medical malpractice people.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2023
Anesthesia Partners denied the FTC's allegations and said it competes with large and small groups and individual anesthesiologists across Texas.
From Reuters ● Sep. 21, 2023
No obstetricians, no anesthesiologists, no fancy monitoring devices.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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