general anesthesia
noun
: anesthesia affecting the entire body and accompanied by loss of consciousness compare local anesthesia
general anesthetic
noun
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For the donation to take place, Stephen was placed under general anesthesia to allow doctors to insert a catheter into a vein in his neck.
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Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
This wouldn’t be her first time she was put under general anesthesia at Careaga, the state complaint said.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Outside of illness, allergies, smoking, breathing through your mouth while sleeping and going under general anesthesia can also cause your throat to hurt when swallowing.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Besides the pain, discomfort and fatigue from the surgery and general anesthesia, you are typically left with urinary leakage and incontinence and erectile dysfunction for at least a while.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
This wouldn’t be her first time she was put under general anesthesia at Careaga, the state complaint said.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Outside of illness, allergies, smoking, breathing through your mouth while sleeping and going under general anesthesia can also cause your throat to hurt when swallowing.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Besides the pain, discomfort and fatigue from the surgery and general anesthesia, you are typically left with urinary leakage and incontinence and erectile dysfunction for at least a while.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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“General anesthesia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20anesthesia. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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