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- [an-uh s-thee-zhuh]
- /ˌæn əsˈθi ʒə/
- /ˌæn.əsˈθiː.zi.ə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [an-uh s-thee-zhuh]
- /ˌæn əsˈθi ʒə/
Definitions of anesthesia word
- noun anesthesia a partial or total loss of the sense of pain, temperature, touch, etc., produced by disease 3
- noun anesthesia a loss of sensation induced by an anesthetic, hypnosis, or acupuncture and limited to a specific area (local anesthesia) or involving a loss of consciousness (general anesthesia) 3
- noun anesthesia 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
- noun anesthesia Pathology. general loss of the senses of feeling, as pain, heat, cold, touch, and other less common varieties of sensation. 1
- noun anesthesia Psychiatry. absence of sensation due to psychological processes, as in conversion disorders. 1
- noun anesthesia Insensitivity to pain, especially as artificially induced by the administration of gases or the injection of drugs before surgical operations. 1
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Origin of anesthesia
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 Anesthesia
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anesthesia popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for anesthesia
noun anesthesia
- 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.
- asleep — Someone who is asleep is sleeping.
- insentient — not sentient; without sensation or feeling; inanimate.
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