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anesthesia

[an-uhs-thee-zhuh] / ˌæn əsˈθi ʒə /


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Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered that the human brain can continue performing surprisingly advanced language tasks even when a person is fully unconscious under general anesthesia.

From Science Daily Jun. 29, 2026

Plus, new research on anesthesia and a brain tumor radiation device.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

She had told him about meeting an anesthesia provider who did sound baths in the operating room and had been on a podcast.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

Others worry about the invasiveness of a colonoscopy and undergoing anesthesia or are too sick with a chronic disease to be sedated.

From MarketWatch Jun. 4, 2026

He had never administered anesthesia or performed a surgical operation.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

Cardiac arrest and the anesthesias used in ERs are capable of triggering NDE-like brain states.

From Scientific American Apr. 7, 2012

About 40% of the anesthesias are given by members of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, about 45% by certified registered nurse anesthetists, and the remainder by other physicians, nurses or technicians.

From Time Magazine Archive

The dentists were interested because tic douloureux is often mistaken for jumping toothaches or nerve pain following extractions and dental anesthesias.

From Time Magazine Archive




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