anaesthesiologynoun [ U ]
mainly UK specialized US usually anesthesiology uk/æn.əsˌθiː.ziˈɒl.ə.dʒi/us/ˌæn.əsˌθiː.ziˈɑː.lə.dʒi/the science and practice of giving anaesthetics (= substances to stop patients feeling pain, for example during operations)
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Medicines & drugs: administering drugs & medicines
- anaesthetist
- anesthesiology
- bolus
- dispense
- doping
- dose
- drug
- ED
- inject
- knock
- knock sb out
- overprescribe
- PCA
- prescribe
- put
- put sb on sth
- sedate
- sedation
- self-medicate
- tranquillize
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