anesthesiologist
or an·aes·the·si·ol·o·gist
a physician who specializes in anesthesiology.
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How to use anesthesiologist in a sentence
He was an anesthesiologist, and my mother is a psychologist.
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.
Nearly twice as many Americans are hospitalized right now with COVID-19 than in spring | Rachel King | December 22, 2020 | FortuneIn 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.”
How Do You Cure a Compassion Crisis? (Ep. 444) | Stephen J. Dubner | December 17, 2020 | FreakonomicsThe gastroenterologist was ultimately dismissed from the case, but the anesthesiologist and her practice were ordered to pay a half-million dollars in damages.
How Do You Cure a Compassion Crisis? (Ep. 444) | Stephen J. Dubner | December 17, 2020 | FreakonomicsSometimes they were anesthesiologists, sometimes there were psychiatrists.
How Are Psychedelics and Other Party Drugs Changing Psychiatry? (Ep. 433) | Stephen J. Dubner | October 1, 2020 | Freakonomics
Dr. Garg arrived to confirm the procedure and ask if I had any questions, and the anesthesiologist ordered a painkiller.
A New Hysterectomy Procedure Eliminates Massive Scarring and Long Recovery Time. So Why Aren’t More Doctors On Board? | Heather Wilson | March 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen 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.
Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyI believe Jackie Hunt—yes—she was, I believe she was the anesthesiologist who came.
Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
British Dictionary definitions for anesthesiologist
anaesthesiologist
/ (ˌænɪsˌθiːzɪˈɒlədʒɪst) /
the US name for anaesthetist Compare anesthetist
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