anesthesia

BrE /əˈnæstɪsɪə/ AmE /əˈnæstəsi/

noun en → es

1 MEDICINE [singular] C1

a medical treatment that makes you unconscious or unable to feel pain during an operation or other medical procedure

anestesia, sedación

  • undergo anesthesia

Collocations general anesthesia · local anesthesia

  • She will need to undergo general anesthesia for the operation.

    Ella necesitará someterse a anestesia general para la cirugía.

2 STATE [singular] C1

the state of being unconscious or unable to feel pain as a result of anesthesia

estado de anestesia, inconsciencia

  • be under anesthesia

Collocations under deep anesthesia · under light anesthesia

  • The patient was under general anesthesia for two hours.

    El paciente estuvo bajo anestesia general durante dos horas.