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| anaesthesia |
variant of anesthesia. |
| anesthetic |
a drug that causes anesthesia in the whole body or in a localized area. [2 definitions] |
| ethylene |
a colorless, flammable organic gas used in coloring citrus fruit, making organic synthetics, and anesthesia. |
| groggy |
dazed, confused, or off-balance as a result of a blow or fall, anesthesia, or the like. |
| leprosy |
a progressive disease caused by bacterial infection that affects skin and nerves and produces ulcerations, swelling, spreading anesthesia, and loss of fingers and toes. |
| natural childbirth |
childbirth undergone without anesthesia or surgical aid, in preparation for which the expectant mother has often received instruction in the management of pain through breathing and relaxation exercises. |
| put out |
(informal) to make (someone) unconscious with the use of anesthesia. [1/11 definitions] |
| recovery room |
a specially equipped and staffed hospital room where patients recovering from anesthesia after surgery can be closely monitored. |
| saddle block anesthesia |
a method of spinal anesthesia, often used during childbirth, that produces numbness in the perineal area. |
| spinal anesthesia |
partial or complete anesthesia produced by injecting an anesthetic directly into the spinal cord. |
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