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Medications that prevent pain during a procedure. They may be injected, inhaled or administered intravenously. Anesthesia may be used on a specific area or on the entire body. Some types of anesthesia cause unconsciousness and are often referred to as general anesthesia.
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| anesthesia |
Loss of sensation, or general insensibility to pain, induced by an anesthetic.
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| anesthesia |
A substance that prevents pain from being felt, given before an operation.
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| anesthesia |
A drug that blocks pain impulses from nerves. With general anesthesia you are unconscious, or asleep. With local anesthesia you are conscious, or awake.
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| anesthesia |
Drugs provided during a surgical or dental operation that put the child to sleep.
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