Anesthesia

Pronunciation

UK IPA: /Ã¦n.É™sËˆÎ¸iËz.i.É™/
US IPA: /Ã¦n.É™s.ËˆÎ¸i.Ê’É™/

Alternative forms

anaesthesia (alternate spelling)

Full definition of anesthesia

Noun

anesthesia

(countable and uncountable; plural anesthesias)

(medicine) A method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain.
The loss or prevention of pain, as caused by anesthesia.

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