Meaning of ANESTHESIA

Pronunciation:			`anis'theezhu
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Matching Terms:			anesthesiologist, anesthesiology
Medical Dictionary
	Definition:		loss of feeling or sensation as a result of drugs or gases. General anesthesia causes loss of consciousness; local or regional anesthesia causes loss of feeling only to a specified area.
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