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anesthesia

[an-uhs-thee-zhuh] / ˌæn əsˈθi ʒə /


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The anesthesia hadn’t worn off, so I didn’t understand anything except a word I was hoping not to see:

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

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

She had an abortion without anesthesia and returned to her teaching job right away to make ends meet.

From Salon • Dec. 3, 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 gave Yossarian total anesthesia and knocked him out.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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