cryoanesthesia

cryoanesthesia
Insensibility resulting from cold.

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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

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