WordVale

anesthesia

/ˌænəsˈθiːʒə/  ·  say it: an·uh·STEE·zhuh

induced loss of sensation or consciousness for procedures

In Medicine & Health

In more detail

1. (noun) a substance or treatment that makes you unable to feel pain during a medical operation

2. (noun) the condition of being unable to feel pain or sensation

Examples

• 1. The patient was given anesthesia before the surgery so they would not feel pain.
• 2. The dentist injected local anesthesia into my gum before filling the tooth.

Nearby in Medicine & Health

topical, transfusion, triage, antibiotic, asymptomatic, epidemiology