- anesthesia
- Drugs or substances that cause loss of feeling or awareness. Local anesthetics cause loss of feeling in a part of the body. General anesthetics put the person to sleep.
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Anesthesia — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Anesthesia Álbum de Fun People Publicación 1995 Grabación ? … Wikipedia Español
anesthesia — [an΄es thē′zhə, an΄is thē′zhē ə, an΄is thē′zē ə; an΄isthē′zē ə] n. [ModL < Gr anaisthēsia < an , without + aisthēsis, feeling < aisthanesthai: see AESTHETIC] 1. a partial or total loss of the sense of pain, temperature, touch, etc.,… … English World dictionary
Anesthesia — An es*the si*a, n., Anesthetic An es*thet ic, a. Same as {An[ae]sthesia}, {An[ae]sthetic}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
anesthesia — (n.) alternative spelling of ANAESTHESIA (Cf. anaesthesia) (q.v.). See AE (Cf. ae) … Etymology dictionary
anesthesia — analgesia, anodynia (see under ANODYNE 1) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
anesthesia — / anaesthesia [n] induced sleep; induced absence of feeling analgesia, insentience, numbness, stupor, unconsciousness; concepts 313,315,728 … New thesaurus
Anesthesia — Not to be confused with Paresthesia. For other uses, see Anesthesia (disambiguation). Anesthesia, or anaesthesia (see spelling differences; from Greek αν , an , without ; and αἴσθησις, aisthēsis, sensation ), traditionally meant the condition of… … Wikipedia
anesthesia — noun loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness • Syn: ↑anaesthesia • Derivationally related forms: ↑anaesthetic (for: ↑anaesthesia), ↑anaesthetist (for: ↑ana … Useful english dictionary
anesthesia — /an euhs thee zheuh/, n. 1. Med. general or local insensibility, as to pain and other sensation, induced by certain interventions or drugs to permit the performance of surgery or other painful procedures. 2. Pathol. general loss of the senses of… … Universalium
anesthesia — n. 1) to induce, produce anesthesia 2) to undergo anesthesia 3) general; local anesthesia 4) the anesthesia wears off … Combinatory dictionary
anesthesia — noun a) A method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain. b) The loss or prevention of pain, as caused by anesthesia. See Also: anesthetize, anesthetics, anesthesiology, anesthesiologist … Wiktionary
