ANAESTHESIA


Meaning of ANAESTHESIA in English

n. (US anesthesia) the absence of sensation, esp. artificially induced insensitivity to pain usu. achieved by the administration of gases or the injection of drugs.

Derivatives:

anaesthesiology n.

Etymology: mod.L f. Gk anaisthesia (as AN-(1), aisthesis sensation)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.