nonrebreathing anesthesia

[ nŏn′rē-brē′ðĭng ]

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A technique for inhalation anesthesia in which valves exhaust all exhaled air from the circuit.

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There was enough whiskey in the place to provide the new specimen with a near-total anesthesia.
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