anesthesiology /an·es·the·si·ol·o·gy/ (an″es-the″ze-ol´ah-je) the branch of medicine which studies anesthesia and anesthetics.
anesthesiology
anesthesiology (an´isthē´zēol´ōjē),
anesthesiology
an·es·the·si·ol·o·gy ( n  s-th z- l  -j)n. The medical specialty concerned with the pharmacological, physiological, and clinical basis of anesthesia, including resuscitation, intensive respiratory care, and pain management. an·es·the·si·ol·o·gist (-j st) n. |
anesthesiology
[-ol′əjē]
the branch of medicine that is concerned with the study and practice of anesthesia. It is a specialty requiring competency in general medicine, a broad understanding of surgical procedures, and a comprehensive knowledge of clinical obstetrics, chest medicine, neurology, pediatrics, pharmacology, biochemistry, cardiology, and cardiac and respiratory physiology. See also anesthesiologist, nurse anesthetist.
anesthesiology (an´isthē´zēol´ōjē),
n the branch of medicine concerned with the relief of pain and the administration of medication to relieve pain during surgery or other invasive procedures.
anesthesiology
that branch of veterinary medicine or medicine concerned with administration of anesthetics and the condition of the patient while under anesthesia.
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 therapy
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