anaesthesia
part of speech
noun (anaesthesia) — UK spelling; US: anesthesia
meaning for a pupil
1) (medicine) Using medicine so a person feels no pain during an operation, either by putting them to sleep (general) or numbing one part (local). tree →
2) A loss of feeling in the body. tree →
sense in the lessons
Heard in hospital and dentist stories and health lessons. Phrases: «under anaesthesia», «general anaesthesia», «local anaesthesia».
examples
- She had her tonsils out under anaesthesia. tree →
- The dentist used local anaesthesia, so my tooth went numb. tree →
- Anaesthesia was first used in surgery in the 1840s. tree →
- General anaesthesia puts you into a deep sleep. tree →
- An anaesthetist watches you during anaesthesia. tree →
- After anaesthesia, you may feel sleepy. tree →
note
UK: anaesthesia, anaesthetic; US: anesthesia, anesthetic. Uncountable. Said «an-is-THEE-zee-a».
Trees and pragmatics
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