anesthesia

noun

Stress: third syllable

Syllables: an-es-the-sia (4)

English Definition

Insensitivity to pain, especially as artificially induced by the administration of gases or drugs before surgical operations.

Example Sentence

The patient was given anesthesia before the surgery.

US IPA /ˌænəsˈθiʒə/
UK IPA /ˌænəsˈθiːziə/