anesthesia

== English == === Alternative forms === anaesthesia (Commonwealth) anæsthesia (dated) === Etymology === Sense of “insensibility” attested since 1679, from New Latin anaesthēsia, from Ancient Greek ἀναισθησία (anaisthēsía, “without sensation”), from ἀν- (an-, “not”) and αἴσθησις (aísthēsis, “sensation”). By surface analysis, an- +‎ -esthesia. Sense of “state induced by an agent” attested since 1846. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌæn.əsˈθiːz.i.ə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌæn.əsˈθi.ʒə/, (nonstandard) /ˌæn.əsˈti.ʒə/ (Indic) IPA(key): /ənəˈt̪ʰiʒɪjɑ/, /ənəˈt̪ʰeʒɪjɑ/ === Noun === anesthesia (countable and uncountable, plural anesthesias) (medicine, American spelling, Canadian spelling) An artificial method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain without causing loss of vital functions, by the administration of one or more agents which block pain impulses before transmitted to the brain. Hyponyms: general anesthesia, local anesthesia, twilight anesthesia Coordinate term: analgesia (American spelling) The loss or prevention of sensation, as caused by anesthesia (in the above sense), or by a lesion in the nervous system, or by another physical abnormality. Antonym: aesthesia (loosely, metonymic, often proscribed) A medication that provides the service of temporarily blocking sensation. Synonym: anesthetic Coordinate terms: analgesic; analgesia (likewise proscribed in such metonymic usage) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === anesthesia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia anesthesia on the Simple English Wikipedia.Wikipedia simple === Anagrams === Taishanese