Anaesthetic awareness
noun
the gaining of consciousness by an anaesthetized patient during a surgical operation
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- Anaesthetics
. a substance that produces , as halothane, procaine, or ether. pertaining to or causing physical insensibility: an anesthetic gas. physically insensitive: halothane is used to produce an anesthetic state. historical examples the operation has been rendered painless by the use of anaesthetics. encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 8, slice 2 various we did not […]
- Anaesthetise
. verb (transitive) to render insensible to pain by administering an anaesthetic v. 1848, from greek anaisthetos (see anaesthesia) + -ize. related: anaesthetized; anaesthetizing.
- Anaesthetised
. verb (transitive) to render insensible to pain by administering an anaesthetic v. 1848, from greek anaisthetos (see anaesthesia) + -ize. related: anaesthetized; anaesthetizing.
- Anaesthetize
. verb (transitive) to render insensible to pain by administering an anaesthetic v. 1848, from greek anaisthetos (see anaesthesia) + -ize. related: anaesthetized; anaesthetizing.
- Anaesthetist
. a person who administers , usually a specially trained doctor or nurse. noun (brit) a qualified doctor specializing in the administration of anaesthetics us name anesthesiologist (us) a person qualified to administer anaesthesia, often a nurse or someone other than a physician compare anesthesiologist noun local or general loss of bodily sensation, esp of […]