anesthesiologist

noun an·es·the·si·ol·o·gist \-ˌthē-zē-ˈä-lə-jist\

medical : a doctor who specializes in anesthesia and anesthetics

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: anesthetist; specifically : a physician specializing in anesthesiology

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1922

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noun an·es·the·si·ol·o·gist

: anesthetist; specifically : a physician specializing in anesthesiology

an·es·the·si·ol·o·gist or chiefly British an·aes·the·si·ol·o·gist \ˌan-əs-ˌthē-zē-ˈäl-ə-jəst\

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