anesthesiologist
Americannoun
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anesthesiologists
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of anesthesiologist
First recorded in 1940–45; anesthesiolog(y) + -ist
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Yet in the ensuing months, Thompson was told he owed thousands of dollars more, not just to the hospital but also to the surgeon and anesthesiologist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 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
Though Lapicki works with plenty of certified registered nurse anesthetists—who are able to administer anesthesia—he or another anesthesiologist are always physically on hand, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 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
The priest is a friend ofMoushumi’s parents, an anesthesiologist who happens to be a Brahmin.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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
Outside of Tokyo and other big cities, access to epidurals is hampered by a lack of anesthesiologists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025
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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