anesthesiologist

or an·aes·the·si·ol·o·gist

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

/ ˌæn əsˌθi ziˈɒl ə dʒɪst /

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noun

a physician who specializes in anesthesiology.

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Origin of anesthesiologist

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

Words nearby anesthesiologist

aneroid barometer, aneroid capsule, anes, anesthesia, anesthesimeter, anesthesiologist, anesthesiology, anesthetic, anesthetist, anesthetize, anestrous

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How to use anesthesiologist in a sentence

He was an anesthesiologist, and my mother is a psychologist.
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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.
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In 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|Freakonomics
The gastroenterologist was ultimately dismissed from the case, but the anesthesiologist and her practice were ordered to pay a half-million dollars in damages.
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Sometimes they were anesthesiologists, sometimes there were psychiatrists.
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Dr. Garg arrived to confirm the procedure and ask if I had any questions, and the anesthesiologist ordered a painkiller.
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When told that she was, the patient demanded a white anesthesiologist.
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A patient scheduled for an operation one day requested a female anesthesiologist, a request we were inclined to honor.
Randy Cohen’s Three Favorite Ethicist Columns|Randy Cohen|October 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
You were wrong even to grant her request for a woman anesthesiologist.
Randy Cohen’s Three Favorite Ethicist Columns|Randy Cohen|October 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Michael Jackson traveled with an anesthesiologist during his mid-1990s tour.
America's New Drug Addiction|Gerald Posner|August 6, 2009|DAILY BEAST
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 Kennedy
I 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

anesthesiologist

anaesthesiologist

/ (ˌænɪsˌθiːzɪˈɒlədʒɪst) /

noun

the US name for anaesthetist Compare anesthetist

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