anesthesia
nounStress: 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/