anesthesiology
[an″es-the″ze-ol´o-je] the branch of medicine concerned with administration of
anesthetics and the condition of the patient while under
anesthesia.
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an·es·the·si·ol·o·gy
(an'es-thē'zē-ol'ō-jē), The medical specialty concerned with the pharmacologic, physiologic, and clinical bases of anesthesia and related fields, including resuscitation, intensive care, and acute and chronic pain.
[anesthesia + G. logos, treatise]
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anesthesiology
also anaesthesiology
(ăn′ĭs-thē′zē-ŏl′ə-jē)n. The medical study and application of anesthetics.
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anesthesiology
Medical practice The branch of medicine dedicated to relieving pain and inducing anesthesia during surgery and other medical procedures; the scope of anesthesiology includes non-surgery-related pain management; management of painful syndromes; monitoring, restoring, and maintaining hemostasis; teaching CPR; evaluating and applying respiratory therapyMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
an·es·the·si·ol·o·gy
(an'es-thē'zē-ol'ŏ-jē) The medical specialty concerned with the pharmacologic, physiologic, and clinical basis of anesthesia and related fields, including resuscitation, intensive respiratory care, and the management of acute and chronic pain.
Synonym(s):
anaesthesiology.
[anesthesia + G. logos, treatise]
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an·es·the·si·ol·o·gy
(an'es-thē'zē-ol'ŏ-jē) Medical specialty concerned with pharmacologic, physiologic, and clinical bases of anesthesia and related fields.
Synonym(s):
anaesthesiology.
[anesthesia + G. logos, treatise]
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