Defn: Related to, or of the nature of, anaërobies.
ANAESTHESIA
An`æs*the"si*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. anesthésie. See Æsthetics.]
(Med.)
Defn: 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.
ANAESTHESIS
An`æs*the"sis, n.
Defn: See Anæsthesia.
ANAESTHETIC An`æs*thet"ic, a. (Med.) (a) Capable of rendering insensible; as, anæsthetic agents. (b) Characterized by, or connected with, insensibility; as, an anæsthetic effect or operation.
ANAESTHETIC
An`æs*thet"ic, n. (Med.)
Defn: That which produces insensibility to pain, as chloroform, ether, etc.
ANAESTHETIZATION
An*æs`the*ti*za"tion, n.
Defn: The process of anæsthetizing; also, the condition of the nervous system induced by anæsthetics.