Anesthesia - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Anesthesia :  (noun)

1: loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness [syn: anaesthesia]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Para-anaesthesia \Par`a-an`[ae]s*the"si*a\, -anesthesia \-an`es*the"si*a\, n. [NL.; para- _ an[ae]sthesia.] (Med.) An[ae]sthesia of both sides of the lower half of the body.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Thermoanaesthesia \Ther`mo*an`[ae]s*the"si*a\ or -anesthesia \-an`es*the"si*a\, n. [NL.] (Med.) Loss of power to distinguish heat or cold by touch.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Anesthesia : \An`es*the"si*a\, n., Anesthetic \An`es*thet"ic\, a. Same as An[ae]sthesia, An[ae]sthetic.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Anesthesia :  Anesthesia: Loss of feeling or awareness. A local anesthetic causes loss of feeling in a part of the body. A general anesthetic puts the person to { sleep .



Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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