anaesthesia

an·aes·the·sia

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [an-uh s-thee-zhuh]
- /ˌæn əsˈθi ʒə/
- /ˌæn.əsˈθiː.zi.ə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [an-uh s-thee-zhuh]
- /ˌæn əsˈθi ʒə/

Definitions of anaesthesia word

uncountable noun anaesthesia Anaesthesia is the use of anaesthetics in medicine and surgery. 3
noun anaesthesia local or general loss of bodily sensation, esp of touch, as the result of nerve damage or other abnormality 3
noun anaesthesia 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
noun anaesthesia a general dullness or lack of feeling 3
abbreviation ANAESTHESIA anesthesia 3
noun anaesthesia Medicine/Medical. general or local insensibility, as to pain and other sensation, induced by certain interventions or drugs to permit the performance of surgery or other painful procedures. 1

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Origin of anaesthesia

First appearance:

before 1715

One of the 49% newest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Anaesthesia

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anaesthesia popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for anaesthesia

noun anaesthesia

numbness — deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move: fingers numb with cold.
stupor — suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.: He lay there in a drunken stupor.
unconsciousness — not conscious; without awareness, sensation, or cognition.
analgesia — inability to feel pain
insentient — not sentient; without sensation or feeling; inanimate.

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