[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

anaesthesia \an`aesthe"sia\, anesthesia
\an`esthe"sia\a^n`e^sth=e"z-e.a or
   a^n`e^sth=e"zh.a, n. nl., fr. gr. 'anaisqhsi`a;
   'an priv. + a'i`sqhsis feeling, a'isqa`nesqai to feel: cf. f.
   anesth'esie. see aesthetics. med.
   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 anaesthetic. as
   1913 webster
see also:
aesthetics 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

anaesthesia
     n : loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of
         consciousness syn: anesthesia
see also:
anesthesia 

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