anesthesia
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Definition of anesthesia
: loss of sensation with or without loss of consciousness The patient was given intravenous medication to induce anesthesia. — see general anesthesia, local anesthesia
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Previous iterations of this procedure relied on anesthesia to keep the oryx manageably calm. — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian, "New Artificial Insemination Technique Successfully Breeds Critically Endangered Scimitar-Horned Oryx," 10 July 2018 Then the monolith morphed into a single word: anesthesia. — Moises Velasquez-manoff, WIRED, "Ketamine Stirs Up Hope—and Controversy—as a Depression Drug," 8 May 2018 The groom was rotating on pediatric surgery and the bride on pediatric anesthesia. — New York Times, "Anna Ward, Daniel Frendl," 8 Apr. 2018 Later, driving the red panda back to his exhibit space at the front of the zoo, Dr. Alex Becket, an associate veterinarian, reported that Hoppy seemed to be recovering well from the anesthesia. — Karen Weintraub, New York Times, "Doctor, Your Patient Is Waiting. It’s a Red Panda.," 29 June 2018 Hospitals also are grappling with shortages of regional anesthesia — local injections of lidocaine, bupivacaine and a third painkiller standard for eye surgery, orthopedic procedures and knee and hip replacements. — Linda A. Johnson, chicagotribune.com, "The other opioid crisis: Hospitals grapple with prolonged injected opioid shortage," 28 June 2018 Ketamine is a powerful tranquilizer that has long been used by doctors and veterinarians to maintain anesthesia and sedate patients. — Michael Harriot, The Root, "Minneapolis Cops Secretly Used 'Date Rape Drug' on Suspects for Years: Report," 18 June 2018 The surgery also means less operating room time and less anesthesia. — Julie Maurer, azcentral, "Putting your best foot forward," 4 June 2018 Colonoscopies come with real but rare risks, including complications related to anesthesia and the potential for bleeding or perforations. — Korin Miller, SELF, "The American Cancer Society Wants You to Start Colorectal Cancer Screening Earlier," 1 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'anesthesia.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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anesthesia
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English Language Learners Definition of anesthesia
medical : loss of feeling in a person's body or part of the body through the use of drugs
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anesthesia
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Kids Definition of anesthesia
: loss of feeling in all or part of the body with or without loss of consciousness The patient was given an injection before surgery to produce anesthesia.
anesthesia
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Medical Definition of anesthesia
1 : loss of sensation especially to touch usually resulting from a lesion in the nervous system or from some other abnormality
2 : loss of sensation and usually of consciousness without loss of vital functions artificially produced by the administration of one or more agents that block the passage of pain impulses along nerve pathways to the brain
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