general anaesthetic
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Because of this, the family are holding off on the radiotherapy, and Molly is having three-monthly MRI scans under general anaesthetic as they watch and wait.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025
Another "serious adverse event", involving a 70-year-old man, happened within days, when Mr Péchier claimed to have found three bags of paracetamol that had been tampered with after he had given a general anaesthetic.
From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025
Her dentist said she would need to go under general anaesthetic and told her parents that would mean waiting for over a year.
From BBC • Oct. 15, 2024
She is now fighting for women to be given more information about the risk of pain and pain relief options – including general anaesthetic.
From BBC • Sep. 18, 2024
Although the operation is not a very painful one, it ought not to be performed upon a child except under the influence of chloroform or some other general anaesthetic.
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