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anesthesia

[an-uhs-thee-zhuh] / ˌæn əsˈθi ʒə /


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The recordings were made while patients undergoing epilepsy surgery were under general anesthesia.

From Science Daily Jun. 29, 2026

Even more interesting, the brain became better at recognizing them over time, suggesting that learning or neural plasticity was still taking place during anesthesia.

From Science Daily Jun. 29, 2026

We think of anesthesia as something that puts us in a deep sleep.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 6, 2026

She had told him about meeting an anesthesia provider who did sound baths in the operating room and had been on a podcast.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

I doze off for a little longer after my parents leave, sleeping off the last bit of the fogginess, and when I wake up an hour later, I’m fully out of the anesthesia haze.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

Cardiac arrest and the anesthesias used in ERs are capable of triggering NDE-like brain states.

From Scientific American Apr. 7, 2012

The dentists were interested because tic douloureux is often mistaken for jumping toothaches or nerve pain following extractions and dental anesthesias.

From Time Magazine Archive

About 40% of the anesthesias are given by members of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, about 45% by certified registered nurse anesthetists, and the remainder by other physicians, nurses or technicians.

From Time Magazine Archive




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