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anaesthesia::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | anesthesia |
| Type of | physiological condition, physiological state, physical condition |
| Has types | conduction anesthesia, cryoanaesthesia, cryoanesthesia, general anaesthesia, general anesthesia, local anaesthesia, local anesthesia, nerve block anaesthesia, nerve block anesthesia, regional anaesthesia, regional anesthesia, topical anaesthesia, block anaesthesia, topical anesthesia, block anesthesia, conduction anaesthesia |
| Derivation | anaesthetic, anaesthetist |
Examples of anaesthesia
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Spinal anaesthesia is currently the most effective way of providing pain relief.
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Science is closing in on one of medicine's oldest puzzles-how anaesthesia works.
From the economist.com
Sushruta has advocated the use of wine with incense of cannabis for anaesthesia.
From the en.wikipedia.org
General anaesthesia is maintained by a continuous very slow injection of Propofol.
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The tattooing process is performed without any anaesthesia and is extremely painful.
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Some boys died, either from crude attempts at anaesthesia or from infection.
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A third subject group comprised unconscious pigs under general anaesthesia.
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The whole surgical procedure lasts several hours and is performed without anaesthesia.
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But nobody has yet identified the elusive proteins involved in anaesthesia.
From the economist.com
- Anesthesia: loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness
- (anaesthetic) anesthetic: a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
- (anaesthetic) relating to or producing insensibility
- In the practice of medicine (especially surgery) and dentistry, anesthesia or anaesthesia (see spelling differences) is a temporary induced state with one or more of analgesia (relief from or prevention of pain), paralysis (muscle relaxation), amnesia (loss of memory), and unconsciousness. A patient under the effects of anesthetic drugs is referred to as being anesthetized.
- Anaesthesia is the official journal of the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland. It is a peer-reviewed medical journal and is published monthly.
- A method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain; Loss or prevention of pain, as caused by anesthesia
- (Anaesthetic) Loss of sensation, pain relieving
- (anaesthetic) Any form of medication which is used to relieve or prevent pain.
- (Anaesthetic) A drug used to numb an area of the body (local anaesthetic) or to put you to sleep for a while (general anaesthetic).
