cryoanesthesia
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cryoanesthesia — Localized application of cold as a means of producing regional anesthesia. SYN: refrigeration anesthesia. * * * cryo·an·es·the·sia (kri″o an″es theґzhə) [cryo + anesthesia] local anesthesia produced by chilling the part to near… … Medical dictionary
cryoanesthesia — noun insensibility resulting from cold • Syn: ↑cryoanaesthesia • Hypernyms: ↑anesthesia, ↑anaesthesia … Useful english dictionary
Anesthesia — Loss of feeling or awareness. A local anesthetic causes loss of feeling in a part of the body. A general anesthetic puts the person to sleep. * * * 1. Loss of sensation resulting from pharmacologic depression of nerve function or from neurologic… … Medical dictionary
hypothermic anesthesia — anesthesia accompanied by the deliberate lowering of the body temperature. See also cryoanesthesia … Medical dictionary
anesthesia — noun loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness • Syn: ↑anaesthesia • Derivationally related forms: ↑anaesthetic (for: ↑anaesthesia), ↑anaesthetist (for: ↑ana … Useful english dictionary
cryoanaesthesia — noun insensibility resulting from cold • Syn: ↑cryoanesthesia • Hypernyms: ↑anesthesia, ↑anaesthesia … Useful english dictionary
