Loss of feeling or awareness, as when an anesthetic is administered before surgery.

See Caudal anesthesia.

A loss of feeling or awareness caused by drugs or other substances. Anesthesia keeps patients from feeling pain during surgery or other procedures. Local anesthesia is a loss of feeling in one small a [..]

The absence of feeling; a medication administered to relieve the sensation of feeling in surgery or other medical procedures.

a type of medication that results in partial or complete elimination of pain sensation; numbing a tooth is an example of local anesthesia; general anesthesia produces partial or complete unconsciousne [..]

A patient's level of consciousness is determined by the provider and not the route of administration of anesthesia. State dental boards regulate the use of anesthesia techniques. The ADA House of [..]

Drugs used to induce loss of sensation for the patient in preparation for operative procedures.

1721, "loss of feeling," Modern Latin, from Greek anaisthesia "want of feeling, lack of sensation (to pleasure or pain)," from an- "without" (see an- (1)) + aisthesis &qu [..]

Loss of feeling or sensation that keeps a person from feeling pain during surgery or other medical procedures. Local or regional anesthesia may be used for a specific part of the body, such as the bre [..]

Medication that causes a loss of sensation and protects against pain during medical procedures. Topical anesthesia stops sensation on surfaces of the body. Local anesthesia stops sensation in a small area of the body. Regional anesthesia stops sensation in a larger area of the body. General anesthesia stops sensation in the whole body and makes one [..]

Medications used to relieve pain. Anterior teeth

Loss of sensation of a body part; or of the body when induced by the administration of a drug.

n. describes the general loss of sensitivity to stimuli. May occur naturally, as a result of nerve destruction or damage or be deliberately induced via the administration of drugs for the purposes of [..]

Anesthesia is a term that encompasses the medical field of pain management and control. The general categories of anesthesia are "general" anesthesia that renders a patient unconscious, &quo [..]

Loss of feeling or sensation resulting from the administration of certain drugs or gases.

Medications which block pain and other sensations, sometimes rendering the patient unconscious, for the performance of surgical procedures. Levels of anesthesia can be general, regional or local. Gene [..]

Loss of sensation of a body part; or of the body when induced by the administration of a drug.

the use of medicine to prevent the feeling of pain or another sensation during surgery or other procedures that might be painful.

(n) loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness

The loss of feeling or sensation as a result of drugs or gases. General anesthesia causes loss of consciousness ("puts you to sleep"). Local or regional anesthesia causes loss of fe [..]

Temporarily blocking sensation, especially the feeling of pain.

A loss of feeling or awareness caused by drugs or other substances. Anesthesia keeps patients from feeling pain during surgery or other procedures. Local anesthesia is a loss of feeling in one small a [..]

Drugs or substances that cause loss of feeling or awareness. Local anesthetics cause loss of feeling in a part of the body. General anesthetics put the person to sleep.

Anesthesia is medicine that doctors and nurses give to make people feel comfortable when they're having surgery, stitches, or other things that might be painful. There are different types of anes [..]

Drugs and procedures that relieve the sensation of pain. Various types include general anesthesia, IV sedation, needle-less anesthesia and local anesthesia.

A state characterized by loss of feeling or Sensation. This Depression of nerve function is usually the result of pharmacologic action and is induced to allow performance of Surgery or other painful p [..]

Use of Acupuncture to block the afferent nerve impulses from reaching the Brain to reduce the Sensation of Pain for Surgery.

Occurence of a Patient becoming conscious during a procedure performed under GENERAL Anesthesia and subsequently having recall of these events. (From Anesthesiology 2006, 104(4): 847-64.)

The use of several Anesthetics together in small amounts, as opposed to a larger amount of one drug, to induce loss of Sensation and Loss of Consciousness.

Profound Stupor produced by passing an electric current through the Brain.

Anesthesia caused by the Breathing of anesthetic Gases or vapors or by insufflating anesthetic Gases or vapors into the respiratory tract.

A blocking of Nerve Conduction to a specific area by an injection of an anesthetic agent.

Inhalation Anesthesia where the Gases exhaled by the Patient are rebreathed as some Carbon Dioxide is simultaneously removed and anesthetic gas and Oxygen are added so that no anesthetic escapes into [..]

Anesthesia achieved by lowering either Body Temperature (core cooling) or Skin Temperature (external cooling).

Epidural Anesthesia administered via the sacral canal.

a patient's level of consciousness is determined by the provider and not the route of administration of anesthesia. State dental boards regulate the use of anesthesia techniques. local anesthesia [..]

A state characterized by loss of feeling or sensation. This depression of nerve function is usually the result of pharmacologic action and is induced to allow performance of surgery or other painful p [..]

Epidural anesthesia administered via the sacral canal.

Inhalation anesthesia where the gases exhaled by the patient are rebreathed as some carbon dioxide is simultaneously removed and anesthetic gas and oxygen are added so that no anesthetic escapes into [..]

Anesthesia caused by the breathing of anesthetic gases or vapors or by insufflating anesthetic gases or vapors into the respiratory tract.

A blocking of nerve conduction to a specific area by an injection of an anesthetic agent.

Drugs given to you during surgery to eliminate or reduce surgical procedure pain.

A lack of all sensation, particularly sensitivity to pain. It can be induced medically or result from trauma, and it can be limited to a small area (local anesthesia) or affect the entire body (genera [..]

A way to control pain before or during a procedure using medicine called anesthetics. The types of anesthesia include general anesthesia, intravenous sedation/analgesia, local anesthesia, non-intravenous conscious sedation or regional anesthesia.

Loss of feeling or sensation resulting from use of certain drugs or gasses

Literally "loss of feeling", anesthesia is a state of sleep induced for surgery or other procedures. "Local" anesthesia is a chemically induced lack of sensation in a small area of the body.

A loss of feeling or awareness caused by drugs or other substances. Anesthesia keeps patients from feeling pain during surgery or other procedures. Local anesthesia is a loss of feeling in one small area of the body. Regional anesthesia is a loss of feeling in a part of the body, such as an arm or leg. General anesthesia is a loss of feeling and a [..]

A numbing agent that dulls pain in all or part of the mouth during dental work. This drug is injected in the cheek or gums and can last for hours.

Loss of feeling or awareness. Local anesthetics cause loss of feeling in a part of the body. General anesthetics put the person to sleep.

lack of a normal sensation brought on by an anesthetic drug.

(American spelling,medicine) A method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain. The loss or prevention of pain, as caused by anesthesia.

Use of a substance (gas, injection, paste, or liquid) to remove sensitivity to pain. The substance is called an anesthetic. A physician who performs anesthesia is called an anesthesiologist. A nurse w [..]

The loss of the ability to feel pain, caused by the administration of a drug or other medical intervention.

diminution of erotic/sexual feeling in the penis and its replacement to some degree with a feeling of numbness.

diminution of erotic/sexual feeling in the sex organs of the female, and its replacement to some degree with a feeling of numbness.