anesthesia
/ˌæn.əsˈθiːz.i.ə/US/ˌæn.əsˈθi.ʒə/
anesthesia noun: 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.
Noun
anesthesia (countable and uncountable, plural anesthesias)
- 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.
- In addition, 0.5 ml of 1% lidocaine HCl was injected subcutaneously in the postauricular area for local anesthesia.2015 August 27, “Intracochlear Bleeding Enhances Cochlear Fibrosis and Ossification: An Animal Study”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
- 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.
- In some individuals optimism may become quasi-pathological. The capacity for even a transient sadness or a momentary humility seems cut off from them as by a kind of congenital anæsthesia.1902, William James, “Lectures 4 & 5”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC
- Antonyms:
- aesthesia
- A medication that provides the service of temporarily blocking sensation.
- Synonyms:
- anesthetic
anesthesia meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
anesthesia in Hindi
- loss of bodily sensation
- निश्चेतक niścetak
anesthesia in Tamil
- உணர்வறுநிலை, உணர்வற்ற நிலை, உணர்வின்மை, உணர்விழப்பு, உணர்ச்சி மழுக்கம், உணர்வகற்றல்
anesthesia in Marathi
- loss of bodily sensation
- भूल bhūl
anesthesia in Urdu
- اینستھیزیا, انستھیزیا, اینستھیشیا
More languagesFewer languages
- anesthesia in Bengali
- অ্যানেস্থেশিয়া, অ্যানেস্থেসিয়া, অ্যানেসথেসিয়া
- anesthesia in Telugu
- అనస్థీషియా
- anesthesia in Malayalam
- അനസ്തേഷ്യ
- anesthesia in Kannada
- ಅರಿವಳಿಕೆ
- anesthesia in Punjabi
- ਅਨੱਸਥੀਸੀਆ, ਐਨਸਥੀਸੀਆ
- anesthesia in Gujarati
- એનેસ્થેસિયા, એનેસ્થેશિયા, એનેસ્થેસીયા
- anesthesia in Odia
- ନିଶ୍ଚେତନା, ନିଶ୍ଚେତକ, ଅନସ୍ଥେସିଆ
- anesthesia in Nepali
- एनेस्थेसिया, एनेस्थीसिया, एनेस्थेशिया
- anesthesia in Tagalog
- pangimay, pampamanhid, hirandam
- anesthesia in Arabic
- تَخْدِير taḵdīr
- anesthesia in Indonesian
- anestesi
- anesthesia in Persian
- هوشبری
- anesthesia in Thai
- อาการชา aa-gaa-rá-chaa
- anesthesia in Vietnamese
- sự gây tê
Examples of anesthesia in a sentence
- The patient didn't want to be sedated, so we applied only local anesthesia.
- Epidural anesthesia is commonly used for pain relief during childbirth.
- Once she received anesthesia, she was out like a light.
Synonyms of anesthesia
Antonyms
Forms of anesthesia
| plural | anesthesias |
|---|---|
| alternative Commonwealth | anaesthesia |
| alternative form (dated) | anæsthesia |
Origin of anesthesia
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.
Words formed from anesthesia
Phrases with anesthesia
Questions about anesthesia
- What does anesthesia mean?
- Anesthesia means 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.
- What is anesthesia in Hindi?
- Anesthesia in Hindi is निश्चेतक (niścetak). See Anesthesia meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is anesthesia?
- Anesthesia is a noun.
- How do you pronounce anesthesia?
- Anesthesia is pronounced /ˌæn.əsˈθiːz.i.ə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of anesthesia?
- The plural of anesthesia is anesthesias.
Words near anesthesia in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: anesthesia (page history and authors); anesthesia (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); anesthesia (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); anesthesia (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); anesthesia (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); anesthesia (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); anesthesia (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); anesthesia (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); anesthesia (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); anesthesia (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); anesthesia (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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