noun ·7 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A physician who specializes in anesthesiology and administers anesthesia. Canada, US
2. 2
   a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before they are treated wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

anaesthetistanesthetistanaesthetistchiropodistgynecologistinternist

Example

More examples

"What made you want to become an anesthesiologist?"

Etymology

From anesthesiology + -ist.

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