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anaesthetist, anesthetist
A person trained to administer anesthetics.
There is a major distinction between an anesthesiologist and an anesthetist. An anesthesiologist has a doctorate whereas an anesthetist does not.
An anesthesiologist is a physician (or, less often, a dentist) who specializes in the practice of anesthesiology while an anesthetist is a nurse, or technician, trained to administer anesthetics.
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