anaesthesia Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness
    anesthesia.

WordNet

An`æs*the"si*a noun (Also<
  • Anaesthesia
  • Anæsthesia
)
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. priv. + feeling, to feel: cf. F. anesthésie. See Æsthetics.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) Entire or partial loss or absence of feeling or sensation; a state of general or local insensibility produced by disease or by the inhalation or application of an anæsthetic.

Webster 1913