an ‧ aes ‧ the ‧ si ‧ a BrE AmE ( also anesthesia American English ) /ˌænəsˈθiːziə, ˌænɪsˈθiːziə $ -ʒə/ noun [uncountable]
1 . the use of anaesthetics in medicine
2 . the state of being unable to feel pain
an ‧ aes ‧ the ‧ si ‧ a BrE AmE ( also anesthesia American English ) /ˌænəsˈθiːziə, ˌænɪsˈθiːziə $ -ʒə/ noun [uncountable]
1 . the use of anaesthetics in medicine
2 . the state of being unable to feel pain
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012