anaesthesia

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A form of anesthesia — 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.

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OriginEnglish an- ← Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-) ← Proto-Hellenic *ə- →
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Meanings

nounanaesthesia (countable and uncountable, plural anaesthesias)

plural anaesthesias

  1. CommonwealthalternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of anesthesia.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounloss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness

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anesthesia
Broader
physical conditionphysiological statephysiological condition
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anesthesia

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  5. Ancient Greekἀν- (an-)
  6. Englishan-
  7. Englishanaesthesia

From an- + -aesthesia.

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APA

anaesthesia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anaesthesia

MLA

“anaesthesia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anaesthesia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anaesthesia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anaesthesia.

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