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anesthetist

or an·aes·the·tist

[ uh-nes-thi-tist ]
/ əˈnɛs θɪ tɪst /
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noun
a person who administers anesthetics, usually a specially trained doctor or nurse.

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Origin of anesthetist

First recorded in 1880–85; anesthet(ize) + -ist

Words nearby anesthetist

anesthesia, anesthesimeter, anesthesiologist, anesthesiology, anesthetic, anesthetist, anesthetize, anestrous, anestrus, anethole, Aneto
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How to use anesthetist in a sentence

  • It may be necessary, especially in the case of children, for the little patients to become familiar with the anesthetist.

    Psychotherapy|James J. Walsh

  • My mental note-taking continued as the anesthetist worked over me with the ether.

    "And they thought we wouldn't fight"|Floyd Gibbons

British Dictionary definitions for anesthetist

anesthetist
/ (əˈnɛsθətɪst) /
noun
(in the US) a person qualified to administer anaesthesia, often a nurse or someone other than a physicianCompare anesthesiologist
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