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anesthesia

[an-uhs-thee-zhuh] / ˌæn əsˈθi ʒə /


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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

Ultimately, gleaning what is happening in the brain could change anesthesia, helping it to be redesigned or personalized to more closely resemble natural sleep rather than a coma-like one, Helfrich said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

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

Because of the discovery of ether anesthesia, the doctors in the Ether Dome can take their time operating.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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