anaesthetist

[an-uhs-thee-zhuh] Origin

an·aes·the·sia

[an-uhs-thee-zhuh]
noun Medicine/Medical, Pathology.
an·aes·thet·ic [an-uhs-thet-ik] , adjective, noun
an·aes·the·tist [uh-nes-thi-tist or, especially Brit., uh-nees-] , noun
sem·i·an·aes·thet·ic, adjective

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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an·es·the·tist

[uh-nes-thi-tist]
noun
a person who administers anesthetics, usually a specially trained doctor or nurse.
Also, anaesthetist.


Origin:
1880–85; anesthet(ize) + -ist
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anaesthetist (əˈniːsθətɪst)
 
n
1.  (Brit) US name: anesthesiologist a qualified doctor specializing in the administration of anaesthetics
2.  (US) Compare anesthesiologist a person qualified to administer anaesthesia, often a nurse or someone other than a physician

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anaesthetist
1882, see anaesthesia.
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