ANAESTHESIA

anesthesia, anaesthesia

(noun) loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Noun

anaesthesia (countable and uncountable, plural anaesthesias)

(British spelling) Alternative spelling of anesthesia

Source: Wiktionary

An`æs*the"si*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. anesthésie. See Æsthetics.] (Med.)

Definition: Entire or partial loss or absence of feeling or sensation; a state of general or local insensibility produced by disease or by the inhalation or application of an anæsthetic.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition