- a variation of anesthesia.
anaesthesia
Americannoun
noun
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local or general loss of bodily sensation, esp of touch, as the result of nerve damage or other abnormality
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loss of sensation, esp of pain, induced by drugs: called general anaesthesia when consciousness is lost and local anaesthesia when only a specific area of the body is involved
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a general dullness or lack of feeling
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of anaesthesia
C19: from New Latin, from Greek anaisthēsia absence of sensation, from an- + aisthēsis feeling
Example Sentences
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He said the method avoided the risks of general anaesthesia and the subsequent recovery, meaning "you can treat these conditions more often".
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2025
"Our aim is early discharge after surgery," says Dr Farah Husain, senior specialist in anaesthesia and certified music therapist for the study.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025
It's a routine step in general anaesthesia that keeps the airway open and allows precise control of the patient's breathing while they are unconscious.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025
They are also highly sensitive to anaesthesia and so cannot be kept sedated for long, a result of their unique build -- "the heart to the brain is quite long," Mijele explained.
From Barron's ● Nov. 17, 2025
Come back around 5 o’clock, he had said, when Finny should be coming out of the anaesthesia.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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