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anaesthesia
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anˊæs-the′si-a
,anˊes-the′si-a
(ănˊĕs-thē′zē̍-ȧ or ănˊĕs-thē′zhȧ)
, Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
ἀναισθησία
; ἀν
priv. + αἴσθησισ
feeling, αἰσθάνεσθαι
to feel: cf. F. anesthésie
. See aesthetics
.] (Med.)
Entire or partial loss or absence of feeling or sensation; a state of general or local insensibility produced by disease or by the inhalation or application of an anaesthetic.
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