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ANAESTHETIST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated
Synonyms:
anaesthetist; anesthesiologist; anesthetist
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("anaesthetist" is a kind of...):
medical specialist; specialist (practices one branch of medicine)
Derivation:
anaesthesia (loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness)