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# anaesthesia

noun (anaesthesia) — UK spelling; US: anesthesia

«anaesthesia» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (medicine) Using medicine so a person feels no pain during an operation, either by putting them to sleep (general) or numbing one part (local). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anaesthesia/#m1)
2. A loss of feeling in the body. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anaesthesia/#m2)

### In the lessons

Heard in hospital and dentist stories and health lessons. Phrases: «under anaesthesia», «general anaesthesia», «local anaesthesia».

### Examples

- She had her tonsils out under anaesthesia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anaesthesia/#x1)
- The dentist used local anaesthesia, so my tooth went numb. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anaesthesia/#x2)
- Anaesthesia was first used in surgery in the 1840s. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anaesthesia/#x3)
- General anaesthesia puts you into a deep sleep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anaesthesia/#x4)
- An anaesthetist watches you during anaesthesia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anaesthesia/#x5)
- After anaesthesia, you may feel sleepy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anaesthesia/#x6)

### Note

UK: anaesthesia, anaesthetic; US: anesthesia, anesthetic. Uncountable. Said «an-is-THEE-zee-a».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «anaesthesia» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anaesthesia/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«anaesthesia» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/anaesthesia.html) on Mova free.