Occupation or Discipline
anesthesiology Audio
an·es·the·si·ol·o·gy [ an-uh s-thee-zee-ol-uh-jee ]
Subclass of:
Medicine
Definitions related to anesthesiology:
  • A specialty concerned with the study of anesthetics and anesthesia.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Medical specialty concerned with the study of anesthetics and anesthesia.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The study of the administration of compounds that result in the loss of sensation for a purpose, such as a surgical procedure.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Anesthesiology, medical specialty dealing with anesthesia and related matters, including resuscitation and pain. The development of anesthesiology as a specialized field came about because of the dangers of anesthesia, which involves the use of carefully graduated doses of strong poisons to deaden...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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