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anesthesia

[an-uhs-thee-zhuh] / ˌæn əsˈθi ʒə /


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Raised in a household that put a premium on education, De León had looked at life through the eyes of a student — which proved particularly helpful as a registered nurse specializing in anesthesia.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Further progress could refine these tools to better assess consciousness in coma, advanced dementia, and anesthesia, and influence treatment decisions and end-of-life care.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2026

"Successful surgery completed, without complications. Now we wait for him to wake up from anesthesia," his spouse, Michelle Bolsonaro, announced in an Instagram post.

From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025

She had an abortion without anesthesia and returned to her teaching job right away to make ends meet.

From Salon • Dec. 3, 2025

“She’s waking up from anesthesia after getting her biopsy. It says she feels fine.”

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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