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general anesthesia

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.39 in modern English

Syllables
gen-er-al anes-the-sia
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of anesthesia that causes loss of sensation to the whole body, usually to the point of unconsciousness.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

general anesthesias (plural) general anaesthesia (alternative, UK)

Phrases

general anesthetic

Frequently Paired Words

general anesthetic local anesthesia

Synonyms

general anaesthesia

Questions

What does general anesthesia mean?
A type of anesthesia that causes loss of sensation to the whole body, usually to the point of unconsciousness.

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