Anesthesiologist
Anesthesiologist: A physician or, less often, a dentist who is specialized in the practice of anesthesiology.
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- Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology: The branch of medicine specializing in the use of drugs or other agents that cause insensibility to pain.
- Anesthetic
Anesthetic: A substance that causes lack of feeling or awareness, dulling pain to permit surgery and other painful procedures.
- Anesthetic, epidural
Anesthetic, epidural: An anesthetic injected into the epidural space surrounding the fluid-filled sac (the dura) around the spinal cord. It partially numbs the abdomen and legs and is most commonly used during childbirth.
- Anesthetic, general
Anesthetic, general: An anesthetic that puts a person to sleep rendering them unconscious.
- Anesthetic, local
Anesthetic, local: An anesthetic that causes loss of feeling in a limited part of the body.