anesthesiologist

or an·aes·the·si·ol·o·gist

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

noun

a physician who specializes in anesthesiology.

Nearby words

Origin of anesthesiologist

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

anaesthesiology

[an-uh s-thee-zee-ol-uh-jee]

noun

anesthesiology.

Related formsan·aes·the·si·ol·o·gist, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for anaesthesiologist

anaesthesiology

US anesthesiology

noun

the US name for anaesthetics

anesthesiologist

anaesthesiologist

noun

the US name for anaesthetist Compare anesthetist

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Word Origin and History for anaesthesiologist

anaesthesiologist

1943, American English, from anaesthesiology + -ist.

anesthesiologist

alternative spelling of anaesthesiologist (q.v.). See ae.

anaesthesiology

1908, from anaesthesia + -ology.

Anesthesiology. This is the new term adopted by the University of Illinois defining "the science that treats of the means and methods of producing in man or animal various degrees of insensibility with or without hypnosis." ["Medical Herald," January, 1912]