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an·aes·the·sia

(ăn′ĭs-thē′zhə)

anaesthesia

(ˌænɪsˈθiːzɪə) or

anesthesia

1. (Medicine) local or general loss of bodily sensation, esp of touch, as the result of nerve damage or other abnormality

2. (Medicine) loss of sensation, esp of pain, induced by drugs: called general anaesthesia when consciousness is lost and local anaesthesia when only a specific area of the body is involved

3. a general dullness or lack of feeling

Also called: anaesthesis

[C19: from New Latin, from Greek anaisthēsia absence of sensation, from an- + aisthēsis feeling]

an•es•the•sia

or an•aes•the•sia

(ˌæn əsˈθi ʒə)

n.

1. general or localized insensibility, induced by drugs or other intervention and used in surgery or other painful procedures.

2. general loss of the senses of feeling, as pain, temperature, and touch.

[1715–25; < New Latin < Greek anaisthēsía want of feeling. See an-¹, esthesia]

anesthesia, anaesthesia, anesthesis, anaesthesis

the absence of physical sensation. — anesthesiologist, anaesthesiologist, anaesthetist, n. — anesthetic, anaesthetic, n., adj.

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Noun

anaesthesia - loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness

anesthesia

cryoanaesthesia, cryoanesthesia - insensibility resulting from cold

general anaesthesia, general anesthesia - a state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic drugs (as for a major surgical operation)

local anaesthesia, local anesthesia - loss of sensation in a small area of the body (as when a local anesthetic is injected for a tooth extraction)

block anaesthesia, block anesthesia, conduction anaesthesia, conduction anesthesia, nerve block anaesthesia, nerve block anesthesia - anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an anesthetic agent applied to the nerve

regional anaesthesia, regional anesthesia - loss of sensation in a region of the body produced by application of an anesthetic agent to all the nerves supplying that region (as when an epidural anesthetic is administered to the pelvic region during childbirth)

topical anaesthesia, topical anesthesia - loss of sensation confined to the skin or mucous surfaces (as when benzocaine or Lidocaine is applied to the surface)

physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions

Translations

تَخْدير، خُدار

anestezie

bedøvelsefølelsesløshednarkose

Anästhesie Betäubung

anesthésie

altatásérzéstelenítés

svæfing, deyfing

anestesia

bedøvelse følelsesløshet narkose

anestezi

麻醉

anaesthesia

anesthesia (US) [ˌænɪsˈθiːzɪə] N → anestesia f

anaesthesia

[ˌænɪsˈθiːzɪə] (British) anesthesia (US) n → anesthésie f
under anaesthesia → sous anesthésie local anaesthesia, general anaesthesia

anaesthesia

, (US) anesthesia

n → Betäubung f

anaesthesia

anesthesia (Am) [ˌænɪsˈθiːzɪə] n → anestesia

anaesthetic

(American) anesthetic (anəsˈθetik) noun

a substance, used in surgery etc, that causes lack of feeling in a part of the body or unconsciousness.

ˌanaesˈthesia (-ˈθiːziə) , ((American) -ʒə) noun

loss of consciousness or of feeling caused by an anaesthetic.

anaesthetist (əˈniːsθətist) , ((American) əˈnes-) noun

the doctor responsible for giving an anaesthetic to the patient during a surgical operation.

anaesthetize, anaesthetise (əˈniːsθətaiz) , ((American) əˈnes-) verb

to make (someone) unable to feel pain etc (by giving an anaesthetic to).

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Instantly my brain cleared and there swept back across the threshold of my memory the vivid picture of the horrors of that ghostly Arizona cave; again, as on that far-gone night, my muscles refused to respond to my will and again, as though even here upon the banks of the placid Hudson, I could hear the awful moans and rustling of the fearsome thing which had lurked and threatened me from the dark recesses of the cave, I made the same mighty and superhuman effort to break the bonds of the strange anaesthesia which held me, and again came the sharp click as of the sudden parting of a taut wire, and I stood naked and free beside the staring, lifeless thing that had so recently pulsed with the warm, red life-blood of John Carter.

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Anaesthesia, as a mode of compulsory death, was not introduced until later.

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Just so," said Nicholl, smiling; "if we could succeed in suppressing weight as they suppress pain by anaesthesia, that would change the face of modern society

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h)Do you think the anaesthesia experience in the medical college is adequate?

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Short-or mediumacting sedatives, narcotics and local anaesthesia have been employed during the operation as an adjunct to anaesthesia or to alleviate postoperative pain.

Caesarean section wound infiltration with local anaesthetic for postoperative pain relief--any benefit?

Anaesthesia for cataract surgery has changed throughout the years from general anaesthesia to local anaesthesia (retrobulbar, peribulbar, subtenons and topical anaesthesia).

Anaesthesia for phacoemulsification surgery: is it as comfortable as we think?

The first Australian textbook on regional anaesthesia was published in 1948 by a surgeon, Dr Cyril Corlette.

Dr Corlette and the first textbook of regional anaesthesia in Australia

In the UK, several million people undergo surgery with general anesthesia each year, which makes consciousness and anesthesia a topic that is important to both the medical community and the lay public," said Professor Brian Pollard, President of the Anaesthesia Section of the Royal Society of Medicine.

The Royal Society of Medicine and the Royal Institution of Great Britain Host Educational Lectures about Consciousness and Anesthesia

TABLE 1: Feeling of pain during the administration of anaesthesia FEELING OF PAIN DURING TOPICAL PERIBULBAR ADMINISTRATION OF ANAESTHESIA ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION 0--No Pain 46 25 1--Mild Pain 12 20 2--Moderate Pain 2 10 3--Severe Pain 0 5 P = 0.

Patient and surgeon's comfort for topical anesthesia as compared to peribulbar anesthesia for cataract surgery done by phacoemulsification

Objective: To compare the effects of general versus spinal anaesthesia on Apgar score of neonates in elective Caesarean section.

EFFECT OF GENERAL ANAESTHESIA VERSUS SPINAL ANAESTHESIA ON APGAR SCORE IN ELECTIVE CAESAREAN SECTION

The Saving Mothers Reports have consistently shown that, out of all the provinces of South Africa, the Free State has one of the highest rates of maternal deaths arising from anaesthesia.