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anesthesia

[an-uhs-thee-zhuh] / ˌæn əsˈθi ʒə /


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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

On Jan. 26, Lisa went under anesthesia for the retrieval procedure, her third in five years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

Whatever anesthesia had carried me through the event was starting to wear off and with each passing second the thought of sitting around all night, alone, was seeming more and more unbearable.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt