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anesthesia

7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. anesthesia (noun)
  2. anaesthesia
  3. balanced anesthesia (noun)
  4. conduction anesthesia (noun)
  5. general anesthesia (noun)
  6. glove-and-stocking anesthesia (noun)
  7. glove anesthesia (noun)

an·es·the·sia

noun \ˌa-nəs-ˈthē-zhə\

Definition of ANESTHESIA

: loss of sensation with or without loss of consciousness
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Examples of ANESTHESIA

  1. The patient was given an injection to induce anesthesia.

Origin of ANESTHESIA

New Latin, from Greek anaisthēsia insensibility, from a- + aisthēsis perception, from aisthanesthai to perceive — more at audible
First Known Use: circa 1721

Other Medicine Terms

analgesia, angina, diabetes, hepatitis, homeopathy, logorrhea, palliate, pandemic

Rhymes with ANESTHESIA

Austronesia, Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, paramnesia, Polynesia

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