Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person specially trained to administer anesthetics.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who administers anesthetics.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before the patient is treated.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who gives an
anesthetic .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated
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Examples
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One of the best known doctors in the country has chosen a special trained nurse to act as his anesthetist, that is, she accompanies him and assists in giving his patient the anesthetic when he is about to perform an operation.
The Canadian Girl at Work A Book of Vocational Guidance Marjory MacMurchy Willison
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To meet this requirement, B. C.'s Perinatal Health Program recommends that all four Level 3 hospitals have a full-time, on-call anesthetist dedicated for obstetrics.
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To meet this requirement, B. C.'s Perinatal Health Program recommends that all four Level 3 hospitals have a full-time, on-call anesthetist dedicated for obstetrics.
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In her case, Marquis, 53, imagined herself in a field near a beach — which her anesthetist began describing by whispering into her ear about 10 minutes before surgery.
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#606 Gary-and how does finding out the name of the CRNA or MD anesthetist determine that?
Think Progress » Sarah Palin calls global warming studies ‘snake oil science.’ 2010
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And my history to the anesthetist and my body to surgeons.
History of a Suicide Jill Bialosky 2011
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The nurse-anesthetist offered to gently wake me up for the last few minutes so I could watch the action on the nearby monitor—an offer I politely declined.
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Dr. Fabienne Roelants, Marquis' anesthetist, described hypnosis as a modified state of consciousness.
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Struggling to establish a consultant practice in neurology, Cox supplemented his income by working as an anesthetist.
Archive 2009-01-01 2009
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She's studying to become a nurse anesthetist, a job that can pay well over $100,000 per year.
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