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anesthesia

[an-uhs-thee-zhuh] / ˌæn əsˈθi ʒə /


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Further progress could refine these tools to better assess consciousness in coma, advanced dementia, and anesthesia, and influence treatment decisions and end-of-life care.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2026

"Successful surgery completed, without complications. Now we wait for him to wake up from anesthesia," his spouse, Michelle Bolsonaro, announced in an Instagram post.

From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025

On Jan. 26, Lisa went under anesthesia for the retrieval procedure, her third in five years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

They were given dental exams, X-rays and other assessments while under anesthesia on July 31.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

He went under anesthesia for what he thought was a routine procedure and woke up permanently paralyzed from the waist down.

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