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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 and merged competing Texas anesthesia providers to create a single dominant company and raise prices, costing patients tens of millions of dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

"Other than recovering from the general anesthesia, there isn't much recovery time involved," Dr. Sullivan said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 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

Such voracious reading was like an anesthesia, numbing me to the harsh life around me.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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