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ANESTHESIA
anesthesia, anaesthesia
(noun) loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
anesthesia (countable and uncountable, plural anesthesias)
(American spelling, medicine) An artificial method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain without causing loss of vital functions, by the administration of one or more agents which block pain impulses before transmitted to the brain.
The loss or prevention of sensation, as caused by anesthesia, lesion in the nervous system or other physical abnormality.
Hyponyms
• general anesthesia
• local anesthesia
Anagrams
• Taishanese
Source: Wiktionary
An`es*the"si*a, n., An`es*thet"ic, a.
Definition: Same as Anæsthesia, Anæsthetic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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