anaesthesia
anaesthesia
Definition
an·aes·thesia (an′əs t̸hē′z̸hə)
noun
an′·aes·thet′ic (-t̸het′ik) adjective, noun
an·aes′·thetist (ə nes′t̸hə tist) noun
an·aes′·thetize′ transitive verb -·tized′, -·tiz′·ing
anaesthesia
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- induce: It is also possible to induce anesthesia with anesthetic gases, breathed through a mask.
- administer: Only half of the total of 3,000 new doctors who graduate each year have sufficient skill to administer general anesthesia.
- undergo: In some places, by necessity, children undergo anesthesia with inadequate facilities.
- require: Modern methods do not require general anesthesia or major surgery.
Adjective modifier
- epidural: Methods: A total of 88 patients who had received epidural anesthesia during labor were included in the study.
- spinal: Using either general or spinal anesthesia, the surgeon makes a tiny incision near the hernia.
- obstetric: NHS Trusts should review and improve the integration of obstetric anesthesia and support services into women's health.
- intravenous: Total intravenous anesthesia ( TIVA ) where the patient breathes oxygen enriched air is becoming more commonplace.
- caudal: It avoids potential problems of caudal anesthesia for circumcision such as leg weakness or difficulty with micturition.
- pediatric: I also organize one-day seminars on topics in pediatric anesthesia, at the Association of Anesthetists, London twice a year.
Modifies a noun
- nurse: Anesthesia is mainly given by anesthesia nurses who have a 12-18 month course.
Noun used with modifier
- halothane: Children: In children the ED 90 dose of vecuronium bromide under halothane anesthesia was found to be somewhat higher ( approx.
- ketamine: However, it has been this author's practice to administer atropine routinely before ketamine anesthesia.
- ether: Most anesthetists in the western world today have never given ether anesthesia.
- inhalation: The influence of its work on gases and vapors was to prove seminal in the development of inhalation anesthesia.
- terminal: The rest will be killed at the end of the study, either by a Schedule 1 method or by exsanguination under terminal anesthesia.
- emergency: They might be called upon to provide emergency anesthesia for someone who has been involved in an accident, for instance.
Preposition: in
- dentistry: There is consensus among policy makers and professionals that the use of general anesthesia in dentistry should be minimized.
Preposition: for
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