anesthetist
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of anesthetist
First recorded in 1880–85; anesthet(ize) + -ist
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Mary Margaret Haxby-Jones worked as a nurse anesthetist in San Diego for nearly two decades before resigning in 1999.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2024
Sarah Sellers, 30, finished second at the 2018 Boston Marathon while working as a nurse anesthetist.
From Washington Post • Jul. 5, 2022
Kenea has made enough money to help cover the tuition to become a nurse anesthetist.
From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2022
To do that, the filmmakers went through the decision making process in lengthy on-camera interviews with Stanton and others, including John Volanthan and Dr. Richard Harris, an Australian diver and anesthetist who sedated the boys.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 7, 2021
If something should go astray, the patient might lose his life as promptly as if the surgeon or the anesthetist should make a slip during an operation.
From The Third Great Plague A Discussion of Syphilis for Everyday People by Stokes, John H. (John Hinchman)
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