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ANAESTHESIA

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There are 12 entries related to ANAESTHESIA in the AudioEnglish.net dictionary.


1. What does ANAESTHESIA mean?
pronunciation
Loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness

2. What does BLOCK ANAESTHESIA mean?
pronunciation
Anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an anesthetic agent applied to the nerve

3. What does LOCAL ANAESTHESIA mean?
pronunciation
Loss of sensation in a small area of the body (as when a local anesthetic is injected for a tooth extraction)

4. What does CAUDAL ANAESTHESIA mean?
pronunciation
Regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the caudal end of the spinal canal; now largely replaced by epidural anesthesia

5. What does SPINAL ANAESTHESIA mean?
pronunciation
Anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord

6. What does GENERAL ANAESTHESIA mean?
pronunciation
It's a state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic drugs (as for a major surgical operation)

7. What does TOPICAL ANAESTHESIA mean?
pronunciation
Loss of sensation confined to the skin or mucous surfaces (as when benzocaine or Lidocaine is applied to the surface)

8. What does EPIDURAL ANAESTHESIA mean?
pronunciation
Regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the epidural space of the spinal cord; sensation is lost in the abdominal and genital and pelvic areas; used in childbirth and gynecological surgery

9. What does REGIONAL ANAESTHESIA mean?
pronunciation
Loss of sensation in a region of the body produced by application of an anesthetic agent to all the nerves supplying that region (as when an epidural anesthetic is administered to the pelvic region during childbirth)

10. What does CONDUCTION ANAESTHESIA mean?
pronunciation
Anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an anesthetic agent applied to the nerve

11. What does NERVE BLOCK ANAESTHESIA mean?
pronunciation
Anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an anesthetic agent applied to the nerve

12. What does SADDLE BLOCK ANAESTHESIA mean?
pronunciation
The parts of a patient's body that would touch a saddle if the patient were sitting in one are anesthetized by injecting a local anesthetic into the spinal cord


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