Anesthesia Definition
anesthēshə, anisthēshēə, anisthēzēə; anisthēzēə
noun
A partial or total loss of the sense of pain, temperature, touch, etc., produced by disease.
Webster's New World
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)
Webster's New World
A drug, administered for medical or surgical purposes, that induces partial or total loss of sensation and may be topical, local, regional, or general, depending on the method of administration and area of the body affected.
American Heritage
Total or partial loss of sensation, especially tactile sensibility, induced by disease, injury, acupuncture, or an anesthetic, such as chloroform or nitrous oxide.
American Heritage Medicine
Local or general insensibility to pain with or without the loss of consciousness, induced by an anesthetic.
American Heritage Medicine
Synonyms:
- anaesthesia
- untouchability
- unimpressibility
- unpassionateness
- soullessness
- passionlessness
- emotionlessness
- coldheartedness
- unemotionalism
- insensibility
- unconsciousness
- insentience
- numbness
Other Word Forms of Anesthesia
Noun
Singular:
anesthesia
Plural:
anesthesias
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