anesthesia
noun
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.
anesthesias
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pluralof anesthesia.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Cardiac arrest and the anesthesias used in ERs are capable of triggering NDE-like brain states.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 7, 2012
About 40% of the anesthesias are given by members of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, about 45% by certified registered nurse anesthetists, and the remainder by other physicians, nurses or technicians.
From Time Magazine Archive
The dentists were interested because tic douloureux is often mistaken for jumping toothaches or nerve pain following extractions and dental anesthesias.
From Time Magazine Archive
