anesthesia

Meanings

• noun

  A drug or medication used to cause loss of sensation or feeling in a specific area of the body, typically during surgery.

  - "The patient was given anesthesia before the surgery."
  - "The anesthesiologist administered the anesthesia to put the patient to sleep."

• noun

  The medical specialty dealing with the administration of anesthetics.

  - "My anesthesiologist was very reassuring before the surgery."
  - "The anesthesia team monitored my vital signs throughout the procedure."

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Variants

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Etymology

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From the Greek word 'anesthesia' meaning 'insensibility' or 'lack of feeling'.

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Trivia

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1. Anesthesia was first used during surgery in the late 1840s by Crawford Long, who used ether to anesthetize a patient.

2. The first recorded use of anesthesia during surgery was in 2500 BC in Egypt, where they used wine and beer to induce a state of unconsciousness.

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Related Concepts

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1. Anesthetics: A class of drugs used to induce anesthesia, causing loss of sensation and sometimes unconsciousness.

2. General anesthesia: A type of anesthesia that renders the patient unconscious and unable to feel pain during surgery.

3. Local anesthesia: A type of anesthesia that numbs a specific area of the body, allowing for the performance of a surgical procedure in that area without the need for general anesthesia.

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Culture

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Anesthesia has been a crucial part of modern surgery since its discovery in the mid-19th century. It has revolutionized the way medical procedures are performed, allowing for greater precision and reduced pain for patients. Anesthesia has been extensively studied and refined over the years, leading to the development of various types and methods of anesthesia.

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