general anesthetic
Example Sentences
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A statement from the palace revealed that the surgery required general anesthetic and lasted four hours.
From Fox News
Shortly before midnight, the Vatican released a statement with the names of the pope’s many doctors saying that he had “responded well to the operation performed under a general anesthetic.”
From New York Times
Is a general anesthetic necessary or might the surgery be done under a regional or local anesthetic?
From New York Times
When his fiancée accidentally shot him in the hand, in 1902, he insisted on a local rather than a general anesthetic, so that he could watch the operation to fix the damage.
From New York Times
The woman was conscious because she was given spinal anesthesia rather than a general anesthetic.
From Fox News
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