Meaning of ANAESTHESIA
Pronunciation: | | `anis'theezhu
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | |
[n] loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness |
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ANAESTHESIA is a 11 letter word that starts with A. |
| Synonyms: | | anesthesia |
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| See Also: | | block anaesthesia, block anesthesia, conduction anaesthesia, conduction anesthesia, cryoanaesthesia, cryoanesthesia, general anaesthesia, general anesthesia, local anaesthesia, local anesthesia, nerve block anaesthesia, nerve block anesthesia, physiological condition, physiological state, regional anaesthesia, regional anesthesia, topical anaesthesia, topical anesthesia | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \An`[ae]s*the"si*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; 'an priv. +
? feeling, ? to feel: cf. F. anesth['e]sie. See
{[AE]sthetics}.] (Med.)
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 an[ae]sthetic.
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