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anesthesia

[an-uhs-thee-zhuh] / ˌæn əsˈθi ʒə /


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It’s a very short procedure, but my doctor has said that I’ll need to take the day off because of the effects of the anesthesia.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

Anesthesia Partners in 2023, alleging it bought Texas anesthesia providers to create a dominant company and raise prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

But because it involved cauterizing lesions, I was put under general anesthesia to spare me the horrors of experiencing it.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

“They just give you anesthesia and then you sleep,” Papi said in Spanish, recalling the time he underwent his sole colonoscopy about 15 years ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

“She’s waking up from anesthesia after getting her biopsy. It says she feels fine.”

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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