anaesthetist
Britishnoun
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US name: anesthesiologist. a qualified doctor specializing in the administration of anaesthetics
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a person qualified to administer anaesthesia, often a nurse or someone other than a physician Compare anesthesiologist
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Dr Wendy Aubrey, a senior anaesthetist, had intubated Preston – that is inserted a small tube into his throat to get oxygen to his lungs.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
Frédéric Péchier comes from a family of health professionals; his father was also an anaesthetist.
From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025
One of the group's founders, consultant anaesthetist Richard Marks, said patients were "being put at risk" as a consequence, something that "strikes to the heart of you" as a doctor.
From BBC • Nov. 12, 2024
Mr Smurthwaite, a consultant anaesthetist, was called in by a colleague to assess Mr Wild after he was moved to a different ward in September.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2024
At four o'clock in the morning, Henry went to fetch the anaesthetist and in his absence Williams took me out of chloroform.
From Margot Asquith, an Autobiography - Two Volumes in One by Asquith, Margot
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