Definitions for anesthesia
ˌæn əsˈθi ʒəanes·the·si·a

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. anesthesia, anaesthesianoun

   loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. anesthesianoun

   A method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain.

2. anesthesianoun

   The loss or prevention of pain, as caused by anesthesia.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Anesthesia

   Anesthesia is a state of controlled, temporary loss of sensation or awareness that is induced for medical or veterinary purposes. It may include some or all of analgesia (relief from or prevention of pain), paralysis (muscle relaxation), amnesia (loss of memory), and unconsciousness. An individual under the effects of anesthetic drugs is referred to as being anesthetized.

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1. anesthesia

   Anesthesia is a medical procedure or practice that involves administering certain drugs or gases to a patient to prevent or reduce the feeling of pain or sensation during surgery or medical procedures. It can also induce unconsciousness, prevent memory formation or create muscle relaxation. Anesthesia is usually administered by an anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist. There are several types, including local, regional, and general anesthesia.

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1. Anesthesiaadjective

   alt. of Anesthetic

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1. Anesthesia

   Anesthesia, or anaesthesia, traditionally meant the condition of having sensation blocked or temporarily taken away. It is a pharmacologically induced and reversible state of amnesia, analgesia, loss of responsiveness, loss of skeletal muscle reflexes, decreased stress response, or all of these simultaneously. These effects can be obtained from a single drug which alone provides the correct combination of effects, or occasionally a combination of drugs to achieve very specific combinations of results. This allows patients to undergo surgery and other procedures without the distress and pain they would otherwise experience. An alternative definition is a "reversible lack of awareness," including a total lack of awareness or a lack of awareness of a part of the body such as a spinal anesthetic. The pre-existing word anesthesia was suggested by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. in 1846 as a word to use to describe this state. Types of anesthesia include local anesthesia, regional anesthesia, general anesthesia, and dissociative anesthesia. Local anesthesia inhibits sensory perception within a specific location on the body, such as a tooth or the urinary bladder. Regional anesthesia renders a larger area of the body insensate by blocking transmission of nerve impulses between a part of the body and the spinal cord. Two frequently used types of regional anesthesia are spinal anesthesia and epidural anesthesia. General anesthesia refers to inhibition of sensory, motor and sympathetic nerve transmission at the level of the brain, resulting in unconsciousness and lack of sensation. Dissociative anesthesia uses agents that inhibit transmission of nerve impulses between higher centers of the brain and the lower centers, such as those found within the limbic system.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Anesthesia

   A state characterized by loss of feeling or sensation. This depression of nerve function is usually the result of pharmacologic action and is induced to allow performance of surgery or other painful procedures.

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How to pronounce anesthesia?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of anesthesia in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of anesthesia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of anesthesia in a Sentence

1. Jane Lazarre:

   But with our son, since he was so 'large and powerful,' they were worried he might injure the medical staff, so they had to keep sending him back under the anesthesia.

2. Stanford University:

   You can precisely handle the fly without any anesthesia that means it can actually give you a clean brain to study.

3. Annette Turner:

   Chrissy was really resilient she came out of the anesthesia really well.

4. Jean Guglielminotti:

   These situations are often coupled with a new mother's dissatisfaction with anesthesia in general, and can lead to negative mental health outcomes.

5. George Bernard Shaw:

   Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=anesthesia
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Anesthesia
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anesthesia
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anesthesia
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=anesthesia