anesthesiology
Americannoun
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the science of administering anesthetics.
noun
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the US name for anaesthetics
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The branch of medicine that deals with the study and application of anesthetics.
Etymology
Origin of anesthesiology
First recorded in 1910–15; anesthesi(a) + -o- + -logy
Example Sentences
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In Texas, among the medical professionals that UnitedHealth’s Medicaid plan identified as doctors between 2021 and 2023 were 59 nurse practitioners and 31 physician and anesthesiology assistants, the Journal found.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 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
"Certain neurons fire in response to specific stimuli," said Kamran Diba, an associate professor of anesthesiology at Michigan and corresponding author on the study.
From Science Daily • May 30, 2024
Mahjoubi’s background is in anesthesiology, not psychiatry or addiction.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2023
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
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