Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Total or partial loss of sensation, especially tactile sensibility, induced by disease, injury, acupuncture, or an anesthetic, such as chloroform or nitrous oxide.
- noun Local or general insensibility to pain with or without the loss of consciousness, induced by an anesthetic.
- noun A drug, administered for medical or surgical purposes, that induces partial or total loss of sensation and may be topical, local, regional, or general, depending on the method of administration and area of the body affected.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
anæsthesia .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Same as
anæsthesia ,anæsthetic .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun medicine A method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain.
- noun The loss or prevention of pain, as caused by anesthesia.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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The word "anesthesia" comes from a Greek word meaning absence or loss of sensation.
Medindia Health News 2010
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The word "anesthesia" comes from a Greek word meaning absence or loss of sensation.
Medindia Health News 2010
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If you are applying for the combined fellowship in anesthesia/pediatric anesthesia/pediatric critical care, the application is not through ERAS.
How to Apply for the Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship Program 2010
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While some standards, such as those in anesthesia, are clear and easily complied with, others, such as in obstetrical cases, are complicated and can be contradictory.
Joanne Doroshow: Peter Orszag's Truly Bad Medical Malpractice Prescription Joanne Doroshow 2010
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General anesthesia is administered to provide complete pain relief for the mother.
Sacrococcygeal Teratoma (SCT), Sacrococcygeal Tumor Treatment 2010
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Although general anesthesia will alleviate most of the pain of the fetus, additional anesthesia is provided to the fetus directly during the operation.
Sacrococcygeal Teratoma (SCT), Sacrococcygeal Tumor Treatment 2010
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While some standards, such as those in anesthesia, are clear and easily complied with, others, such as in obstetrical cases, are complicated and can be contradictory.
Joanne Doroshow: Peter Orszag's Truly Bad Medical Malpractice Prescription Joanne Doroshow 2010
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If sedation or general anesthesia is scheduled, it is best to make arrangements for care of your other children ahead of time and to have a second adult present to help assist you.
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Regional anesthesia is the most popular form of anesthesia offered to women in labor.
Surgery Concerns for Children « Happy Healthy Hip Parenting 2009
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He must still be drunk on the anesthesia from the “Hair-lip” surgery ..
Think Progress » Rep. Trent Franks: African-Americans were better off under slavery. 2010
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