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

Example Sentences

Kevin Boehnke, an assistant professor of anesthesiology at the University of Michigan Medical School, says the two studies “are a big deal.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

"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

Biomedical professionals had been using social media for years before the pandemic came along, said study co-author Dr. Tricia Pendergrast, a first-year resident in anesthesiology at the University of Michigan.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2023

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