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    Anestesia (en. Anesthesia)

    /an-es-'te-sia/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    Lack of sensation or perception in the body.
    Anesthesia is used to prevent pain during surgery.
    La anestesia se utiliza para evitar el dolor durante la cirugía.
    Procedure used to induce a lack of sensitivity.
    The doctor applied local anesthesia before the dental procedure.
    El médico aplicó anestesia local antes del procedimiento dental.
    Artificially induced state in which the patient does not feel pain.
    After receiving general anesthesia, the patient remembered nothing about the operation.
    Después de recibir anestesia general, el paciente no recordaba nada de la operación.

    Etymology

    From Greek 'an' meaning 'without' and 'aisthesis' meaning 'sensation'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    local anesthesia
    Anesthesia applied to a specific part of the body.
    anestesia local
    general anesthesia
    Anesthesia that affects the entire body and causes loss of consciousness.
    anestesia general
    anesthetic period
    The time during which a person is under the effect of anesthesia.
    periodo anestésico

    Related Words

    anesthesiologist
    Physician specialized in the administration of anesthesia.
    anestesista
    analgesia
    Reduction or elimination of pain without loss of sensitivity.
    analgesia

    Slang Meanings

    Sleeping deeply during an operation.
    The patient fell asleep with the anesthesia as if in a long dream.
    El paciente se fue a dormir con la anestesia como si estuviera en un largo sueño.
    Being out of action, feeling nothing.
    After the dose of anesthesia, it felt like being in another world.
    Después de la dosis de anestesia, se sintió como si estuviera en otro mundo.