- past participle of anesthetize.
- past tense form of anesthetize.
anesthetized
Example Sentences
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The anesthetized patients’ brains produced activity that shared similarities to being unconscious in a coma—as well as deep sleep, REM sleep and patterns unique to anesthesia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
Bogdan fears that by cleaning up Meridian Hill Park -- which is managed and maintained by the National Park Service -- its history as a place of Black protest and community will be anesthetized.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
To test the observation, they strapped pressure sensors around the bellies of lightly anesthetized mice and observed the brain when slight pressure was applied only to the abdominal muscles.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
Proulx found something similar in 2018, when he and colleagues injected tracer dyes into the cisterna magna and found they entered the systemic blood more quickly in awake mice than anesthetized ones.
From Science Magazine ● May 24, 2024
Soon, with Gey anesthetized on the operating table, surgeons opened him up and found that the cancer was inoperable —growths covered his stomach, spleen, liver, and intestines.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
