anesthesiology

noun

an·​es·​the·​si·​ol·​o·​gy ˌa-nəs-ˌthē-zē-ˈä-lə-jē How to pronounce anesthesiology (audio)
: a branch of medical science dealing with anesthesia and anesthetics

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Jim Castellanos is an anesthesiology resident at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and a post doc at Rockefeller University. Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 In a letter sent to Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Connecticut on Nov. 20, Connecticut State Sen. and practicing oncologist and hematologist Jeff Gordon inquired as to why the insurance providers would set time limits on covering anesthesiology time during procedures. Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024 Among the presentations on forward-facing topics like the practicalities of space anesthesiology and the impact of AI on the profession were three separate studies dealing with a long-standing issue: racial disparity in US health care. New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2024 Oral Surgeon Charged with 'Depraved Heart' Murder for Allegedly Giving Girlfriend Drugs That Led to Overdose Harris had hoped to work in the medical field, expressing an interest in anesthesiology. Sean Neumann, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for anesthesiology 

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First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of anesthesiology was in 1911

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“Anesthesiology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anesthesiology. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

Medical Definition

anesthesiology

noun
an·​es·​the·​si·​ol·​o·​gy
variants or chiefly British anaesthesiology
plural anesthesiologies
: a branch of medical science dealing with anesthesia and anesthetics

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