- anesthesiology
- noun Date: circa 1914 a branch of medical science dealing with anesthesia and anesthetics
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
anesthesiology
Look at other dictionaries:
anesthesiology — (n.) alternative spelling of ANAESTHESIOLOGY (Cf. anaesthesiology) (q.v.). See AE (Cf. ae) … Etymology dictionary
anesthesiology — ☆ anesthesiology [an΄is thē΄zē äl′əjē ] n. the science of anesthesia and anesthetics … English World dictionary
anesthesiology — /an euhs thee zee ol euh jee/, n. the science of administering anesthetics. Also, anaesthesiology. [1910 15; ANESTHESI(A) + O + LOGY] * * * Medical specialty dealing with anesthesia and related matters, including resuscitation and pain.… … Universalium
Anesthesiology — The branch of medicine specializing in the use of drugs or other agents that cause insensibility to pain. There is a major distinction between an anesthesiologist and an anesthetist. An anesthesiologist has a doctorate whereas an anesthetist does … Medical dictionary
anesthesiology — noun The science, study, or practice of the use of anesthesia or anesthetics … Wiktionary
anesthesiology — n. study of anesthesia and anesthetics (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
anesthesiology — an·es·the·si·ol·o·gy … English syllables
anesthesiology — an•es•the•si•ol•o•gy [[t]ˌæn əsˌθi ziˈɒl ə dʒi[/t]] n. med the science of administering anesthetics • Etymology: 1910–15 an es•the si•ol′o•gist, n … From formal English to slang
anesthesiology — The science concerned with anesthetics and the producing of the state of anesthesia … Ballentine's law dictionary
anesthesiology — noun the branch of medical science that studies and applies anesthetics • Derivationally related forms: ↑anesthesiologist • Hypernyms: ↑medicine, ↑medical specialty … Useful english dictionary
