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anæsthesia
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anæsthesia, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ; 'an priv. + feeling, to feel: cf. F. anesthésie. See Æsthetics.].
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. [1913 Webster]
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