anesthesiology

American  

[an-uhs-thee-zee-ol-uh-jee] / ˌæn əsˌθi ziˈɒl ə dʒi /

Or anaesthesiology

noun

1. the science of administering anesthetics.

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anesthesiology British  

/ ˌænɪsˌθiːzɪˈɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the US name for anaesthetics

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anesthesiology Scientific  

/ ăn′ĭs-thē′zē-ŏl′ə-jē /

1. The branch of medicine that deals with the study and application of anesthetics.

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Etymology

Origin of anesthesiology

First recorded in 1910–15; anesthesi(a) + -o- + -logy

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Example Sentences

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anesthesiology

One approach comes from Dr. Joseph J. Schlesinger II, a professor of anesthesiology critical care medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Harvey K. Rosenbaum, an emeritus clinical professor of anesthesiology at UCLA’s medical school, thanked Frenk for his “forthright statement” during public comment at this week’s UC regents meetings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

"So, we will have human judges for criminal cases, and human doctors to make decisions about who should get the transplant. But, weather forecasting will be gone soon, and anesthesiology too," says Prof Brusseau.

From BBC ● May 5, 2025

Bruce Davidson, PhD, research associate professor of anesthesiology in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at UB, is a senior co-author of the study.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 26, 2024

And then he turned his attention to medicine, chairing the anesthesiology department at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle and conducting research on high-altitude breathing and physiology.

From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2023

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