AnaesthesiaWordNet Explorer

loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness

the condition or state of the body or bodily functions

insensibility resulting from cold

a state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic drugs (as for a major surgical operation)

loss of sensation in a small area of the body (as when a local anesthetic is injected for a tooth extraction)

anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an anesthetic agent applied to the nerve

loss of sensation in a region of the body produced by application of an anesthetic agent to all the nerves supplying that region (as when an epidural anesthetic is administered to the pelvic region during childbirth)

loss of sensation confined to the skin or mucous surfaces (as when benzocaine or Lidocaine is applied to the surface)