Definition of Anaesthesia

1. Noun. Loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness.

Exact synonyms: Anesthesia
Specialized synonyms: Cryoanaesthesia, Cryoanesthesia, General Anaesthesia, General Anesthesia, Local Anaesthesia, Local Anesthesia, Block Anaesthesia, Block Anesthesia, Conduction Anaesthesia, Conduction Anesthesia, Nerve Block Anaesthesia, Nerve Block Anesthesia, Regional Anaesthesia, Regional Anesthesia, Topical Anaesthesia, Topical Anesthesia
Generic synonyms: Physical Condition, Physiological Condition, Physiological State
Derivative terms: Anaesthetic, Anaesthetist, Anesthetic, Anesthetist

Definition of Anaesthesia

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Medical Definition of Anaesthesia

1. The loss of feeling or sensation. Although the term is used for loss of tactile sensibility or of any of the other senses, it is applied especially to loss of the sensation of pain, as it is induced to permit performance of surgery or other painful procedures. Origin: Gr. Aisthesis = sensation (13 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anaesthesia

anaerobic respiration
anaerobic threshold
anaerobies
anaerobioses
anaerobiosis
anaerobiosis
anaerobiotic
anaerobiotic
anaerobium
anaerogenic
anaerophyte
anaeroplasty
anaesthecinesia
anaesthekinesia
anaesthesia (current term)
anaesthesia (current term)
anaesthesias
anaesthesia adjuvants
anaesthesia dolorosa
anaesthesia machine
anaesthesia record
anaesthesia recovery period
anaesthesiologist
anaesthesiology
anaesthetic
anaesthetic
anaesthetic(a)
anaesthetics
anaesthetics
anaesthetic agent

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