anesthetist
or an·aes·the·tist
[ uh-nes-thi-tist ]
/ əˈnɛs θɪ tɪst /
noun
a person who administers anesthetics, usually a specially trained doctor or nurse.
Origin of anesthetist
First recorded in 1880–85;
anesthet(ize) +
-ist
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Definition for anaesthetist (2 of 2)
OTHER WORDS FROM anaesthesia
an·aes·thet·ic [an-uh s-thet-ik] /ˌæn əsˈθɛt ɪk/, adjective, noun an·aes·the·tist [uh-nes-thi-tist or, esp. British, uh-nees-] /əˈnɛs θɪ tɪst or, esp. British, əˈnis-/, noun sem·i·an·aes·thet·ic, adjectiveBritish Dictionary definitions for anaesthetist (1 of 3)
anaesthetist
/ (əˈniːsθətɪst) /
noun
British
a qualified doctor specializing in the administration of anaesthetics
US name: anesthesiologist
US
a person qualified to administer anaesthesia, often a nurse or someone other than a physician
Compare anesthesiologist
British Dictionary definitions for anaesthetist (2 of 3)
anaesthesia
US anesthesia
/ (ˌænɪsˈθiːzɪə) /
noun
local or general loss of bodily sensation, esp of touch, as the result of nerve damage or other abnormality
loss of sensation, esp of pain, induced by drugs: called general anaesthesia when consciousness is lost and local anaesthesia when only a specific area of the body is involved
a general dullness or lack of feeling
Word Origin for anaesthesia
C19: from New Latin, from Greek
anaisthēsia absence of sensation, from
an- +
aisthēsis feeling
British Dictionary definitions for anaesthetist (3 of 3)
anesthetist
/ (əˈnɛsθətɪst) /
noun
(in the US) a person qualified to administer anaesthesia, often a nurse or someone other than a physician
Compare anesthesiologist
Medical definitions for anaesthetist
anesthetist
[ ə-nĕs′thĭ-tĭst ]
n.
A person trained to administer anesthetics.