ANESTHETIST

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated

Synonyms:

anaesthetist; anesthesiologist; anesthetist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("anesthetist" is a kind of...):

medical specialist; specialist (practices one branch of medicine)

Derivation:

anesthesia (loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness)

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