anesthesiologist
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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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He was described as a former anesthesiologist, a “master yachtsman” and “world traveler.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
We lose muscle mass as we age, notes Dr. Michael Joyner, an anesthesiologist and exercise expert at the Mayo Clinic.
From Barron's ● May 23, 2026
There was the bill for the OB-GYN who helped deliver my baby and the anesthesiologist who gave me my epidural.
From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2026
Yvonne Carvalho, a 5-foot dynamo with oversize black glasses and purple MAC lipstick, greeted the nurse anesthesiologist with a bear hug and questions about her dating life and her daughter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
“Ten,” I say, looking past the anesthesiologist to the operating room wall, my eyes landing on a shape that’s oddly familiar.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
Doctor groups representing radiologists, anesthesiologists and emergency-room physicians have been among the winners under the setup, which was created under a 2020 law meant to protect patients from surprise medical bills.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Dr. Muhsen Abdullah, the surgeon who heads the emergency room, spoke with a weary tone of a ward without surgical thread or stitches, and anesthesiologists forced to ask patients to purchase their own anesthetic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026
Nurses, techs, OB residents and attendings, anesthesiologists, and Joe, with Hannah tucked against his chest in a warm football hold.
From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2023
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
No obstetricians, no anesthesiologists, no fancy monitoring devices.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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