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 […]