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- pronunciation:
- ae
nihs
thi
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| definition 1: |
complete or partial inability to perceive bodily sensation such as pain.
Ether was one of the early drugs used by doctors to bring about anesthesia.- synonyms:
- insensibility, insentience, numbness
- similar words:
- analgesia, sedation
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| definition 2: |
a drug or other agent used to bring about unconsciousness or absence of pain.
She will be under anesthesia during the operation.A specialist will administer the anesthesia for the surgery.- synonyms:
- numbness, oblivion, sedation
- similar words:
- sleep, sopor, stupor, torpor
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adjective + (n.)anesthesia (anaesthesia)
additional, adequate, allergic, annoying, deep, flexible, general, groggy, light, local, nasal, regional, spinal, surgical, topical
verb + (n.)anesthesia (anaesthesia)
administer, awake, awaken, deliver, direct, induce, inject, monitor, opt, perform, recover, require, tolerate, undergo, wake
(n.)anesthesia (anaesthesia)
+ verb
involve, recommend, remove, reveal
noun + (n.)anesthesia (anaesthesia)
antibiotic,
canal,
complication,
consciousness,
depth,
dose,
examination,
exploration,
induction,
infection,
laryngoscopy,
liver,
nerve,
nurse,
operating,
operation,
outpatient,
patient,
procedure,
reaction,
risk,
root,
setting,
sleep,
supplement,
surgery,
technique,
tissue,
tube,
twilight,
type,
use
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The word anesthesia
contains the following parts:
a-1, an-1
Greek
prefix
that means not, without
  More about this word part:
Words prefixed with a-1, an-1 are nouns and adjectives. Some are loanwords from Greek (amorphous
, atrophy
). Others are English formations, which may attach the prefix to English words of Latin origin (asocial
, amoral
) or Greek origin (apolitical). The form a-1 is used before bases beginning with a consonant, while an-1 is used before bases beginning with a vowel.
Example words:
abiogenesis, abiotic, abranchiate, abysmal, abyss, achene, achromatic, achromic, adiabatic, agnostic, alexia, amenorrhea, amethyst, ametropia, amnesia, amnesty, amoral, amorphous, anaemia, anaerobe, anaerobic, analgesia, analgesic, anarchy, anecdote, anemia, aneroid, anesthesia, anesthesiology, anodyne, anomalous, anomaly, anomie, anonym, anonymous, anorexia, anoxia, anuria, apathy, aperiodic, apetalous, aphasia, aplastic anemia, apraxia, apterous, apteryx, arrhythmia, aseptic, asexual, asocial, asphyxia, astatine, asthenia, astigmatism, asymmetry, asymptote, ataractic, ataxia, atheist, atom, atonal, atrophy, avitaminosis, azygous, neurasthenia
esthes, aesthes, esthet, aesthet
Greek
root
that means feeling, sensation, sense perception
Example words:
aesthete, aesthetic, aesthetics, anesthesia, anesthesiologist, anesthesiology, anesthetic, anesthetist, anesthetize, esthesia, kinesthesia, paresthesia, synesthesia, telesthesia
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