Anesthesia

Pronunciation: /æn.əsˈθiː.zi.ə/

Definitions of anesthesia

noun a medical treatment used to prevent patients from feeling pain during surgery or other medical procedures

Example Sentences

A1 The doctor used anesthesia to numb the patient's pain during the surgery.

A2 Before the procedure, the nurse explained the effects of anesthesia to the patient.

B1 The anesthesiologist carefully monitored the patient's vital signs while under anesthesia.

B2 The hospital has state-of-the-art equipment for administering anesthesia to patients.

C1 The anesthesiologist adjusted the dosage of anesthesia based on the patient's medical history.

C2 Research shows that regional anesthesia may have fewer side effects compared to general anesthesia.

Examples of anesthesia in a Sentence

formal The patient was administered anesthesia before the surgery.

informal The doctor gave me anesthesia to numb the pain.

slang I was knocked out cold by the anesthesia.

figurative Anesthesia can be seen as a temporary escape from reality.

Grammatical Forms of anesthesia

• past tense: anesthetized
• plural: anesthesias
• comparative: more anesthesia
• superlative: most anesthesia
• present tense: anesthetizes
• future tense: will anesthetize
• perfect tense: has anesthetized
• continuous tense: is anesthetizing
• singular: anesthesia
• positive degree: anesthesia
• infinitive: to anesthetize
• gerund: anesthetizing
• participle: anesthetized

Origin and Evolution of anesthesia

First Known Use: 1846 year

Language of Origin: Greek

Story behind the word: The word 'anesthesia' originated from the combination of the Greek words 'an-' meaning without, and 'aisthēsis' meaning sensation.

Evolution of the word: The term 'anesthesia' was first used in 1846 by Oliver Wendell Holmes to describe the state of insensitivity to pain induced by the use of ether during surgery. Over time, the word has come to encompass a broader range of techniques and medications used to induce loss of sensation or consciousness for medical procedures.