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anaesthesia

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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an·aes·the·si·a (also anesthesia American English) /ˌænəsˈθiːziə $ -ʒə/ noun [uncountable]  1. MHthe use of anaesthetics in medicine 麻醉2. PAINthe state of being unable to feel pain 麻醉(状态)
Examples from the Corpus
anaesthesiaOperations were carried out under light ether anaesthesia.Twenty four hours before admission she had had a transitional mole removed from her back under local anaesthesia in the outpatient department.Nine patients had the procedure under local anaesthesia.The risks of this condition after elective minor surgery under local anaesthesia have probably not been appreciated.Surgeons, however, preferred total anaesthesia for such procedures; they still do.
an·aes·the·si·a nounChineseSyllable
of anaesthetics the in use medicine Corpus


anaesthesia
anaesthesia (also anesthesia American English) /ˌænəsˈθiːziə, ˌænɪsˈθiːziə $ -ʒə/ noun [uncountable]
1. the use of anaesthetics in medicine
2. the state of being unable to feel pain


an·aes·the·siaBrE /ˌænəsˈθiːziə/ 🔊NAmE /ˌænəsˈθiːziə/ 🔊 (especially US an·es·the·sia BrE /ˌænəsˈθiːʒə/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌænəsˈθiːʒə/ 🔊) noun [uncountable] the use of anaesthetics during medical operations 麻醉(specialist) the state of being unable to feel anything, especially pain 感觉缺失;麻木