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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Without his renewal, Marco can’t start his residency in anesthesiology this summer. — Daniela Pierre-Bravo, CNN Money, 16 May 2026 The anesthetized brain Janna Helfrich, MD, is an assistant professor of anesthesiology and the study’s lead author. — Lucy Nemchek, Hartford Courant, 15 May 2026 Sayed is a professor of anesthesiology and pain medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center. — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 24 May 2026 Jeffrey Tully, an anesthesiology professor at the University of California, San Diego, and a researcher in the health care cybersecurity field, said that tech outages can cause delays in patient care, which cause worse health outcomes. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for anesthesiology

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First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of anesthesiology was in 1889

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anesthesiology

noun
an·​es·​the·​si·​ol·​o·​gy
variants or chiefly British anaesthesiology
-jē How to pronounce anesthesiology (audio)
plural anesthesiologies
: a branch of medical science dealing with anesthesia and anesthetics

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