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anesthesia Definition


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anaesthesia
anesthesia
anaesthesis
anesthesis
noun
    1. A reversible loss of sensation in all or part of the body, usually induced by drugs which may be inhaled or injected intravenously, but sometimes induced by acupuncture or hypnosis.
    2. Partial or complete loss of sensation, caused by disease or injury.
Etymology: 18c: from an- + Greek aisthesis feeling.




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