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anesthesiologist
noun
an·es·the·si·ol·o·gist
ˌa-nəs-ˌthē-zē-ˈä-lə-jist
plural anesthesiologists
: anesthetist
specifically
: a physician specializing in anesthesiology
Examples of anesthesiologist in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Known around the hospital as Dr. Sebo, the middle-aged anesthesiologist has developed a reputation as a workhorse, albeit one with a penchant for inappropriate remarks, according to current and former colleagues.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
Hospital fees can be quite high, because maternity wards have to be staffed every hour of the day, every day of the year, with access to operating rooms and anesthesiologists.
—TIME, 7 May 2024
Among them were gynecologists, urologists and anesthesiologists; one practitioner wasn’t a doctor at all but a phlebotomist, trained to draw blood.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
The knee replacement parts, hospital time, surgeon, anesthesiologist, radiologist, pathologist–all donated.
—Carolyn Barber, Fortune, 29 Feb. 2024
When a patient is having traditional anesthesia, the anesthesiologist [focuses] 100% of their attention on the patient’s vitals and comfort while the surgeon can [focus] 100% of their attention on the actual procedure.
—Meirav Devash, Allure, 29 Feb. 2024
One colleague was shot along the way, the anesthesiologist said.
—Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2024
Such disturbing stories include surgeons amputating the wrong leg, doctors using the wrong sperm for in vitro fertilization, and anesthesiologists delivering the wrong anesthetic.
—Alain Hunkins, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Executioners had prior lethal injection experience Every U.S. medical professional association — including for doctors, anesthesiologists, nurses, pharmacists and EMTs — asks members not to participate in capital punishment, according to Dunham and the associations’ position statements.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1922, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing anesthesiologist
Dictionary Entries Near anesthesiologist
Cite this Entry
“Anesthesiologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anesthesiologist. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
anesthesiologist
noun
an·es·the·si·ol·o·gist
ˌan-əs-ˌthē-zē-ˈäl-ə-jist
: anesthetist
especially
: a doctor specializing in giving anesthetics to patients
Medical Definition
anesthesiologist
noun
an·es·the·si·ol·o·gist
variants
or chiefly British anaesthesiologist
: anesthetist
specifically
: a physician specializing in anesthesiology
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