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1. A proposed substitute for the term anaesthesiologist to indicate the extent to which the clinical practice of a physician trained in administration of anaesthetics has expanded beyond the operating room into resuscitation, critical care, management of acute and chronic pain.
2. A physician board certified and legally qualified both to administer anaesthesia and to engage in related activities outside the operating room.
Origin: G. Meta, beyond, + anaesthesiologist
(05 Mar 2000)
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