How to Use anesthesia in a Sentence

anesthesia

noun
  • The patient was given an injection to induce anesthesia.
  • Local anesthesia means just a small part of your body will be numbed for surgery.
    chicagotribune.com, 15 Mar. 2018
  • As with anesthesia itself, there is more than one form of epidural.
    Robin Elise Weiss, Phd, Parents, 22 July 2024
  • The research also shows that anesthesia errors are four times more likely at 3 p.m. than at 9 a.m.
    Neil Senturia, sandiegouniontribune.com, 19 Mar. 2018
  • Surgery poses serious risks for older people, who weather anesthesia poorly and whose skin takes longer to heal.
    Liz Szabo, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2018
  • Pittman said there may be ways to mitigate those concerns, including with a sedative or anesthesia before the loss of oxygen.
    Mike Cason, AL.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • However, this particular brand of anesthesia is only for us.
    Michael Harriot, The Root, 30 Mar. 2018
  • Larry Wallace alleges in the suit that the center gave him no hint that Sondra had a reaction to the anesthesia.
    USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2018
  • Early critics of anesthesia worried that, by taking away the Biblical curse of pain in childbirth, ether would lead to atheism.
    Ellen Wayland-Smith, Longreads, 21 Mar. 2018
  • Percutaneous treatment: This treatment avoids open surgery but is still performed under anesthesia.
    Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Regional anesthesia involves a larger area and general anesthesia means the whole body will be affected.
    chicagotribune.com, 15 Mar. 2018
  • The risks and side effects of surgery include a reaction to anesthesia, excessive bleeding, scarring, blood clots, and infections.
    Sayaka Blickenderfer, Phd, Health, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Investigators say the breeder also cropped the ears of several puppies without anesthesia, leading to the death of one.
    Fox News, 15 Mar. 2018
  • Decapitating the animals without anesthesia would kill them but not be considered humane.
    Author: Susannah Bryan, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Mar. 2018
  • At the turn of the century, doctors, who were almost all men, brought with them the promise of scientifically advanced methods such as anesthesia to manage difficult births.
    Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 18 June 2024
  • Experts have pushed back by pointing out that the procedure—which requires hormone injections and an egg retrieval procedure that takes place under anesthesia—is the same for single and married women.
    Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 14 Aug. 2024
  • As the local anesthesia wears off, the pain may start to creep in.
    Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 11 Mar. 2019
  • As the anesthesia wore off, Evheniia cried and thrashed in her bed.
    Freep.com, 4 June 2023
  • The surgery, performed without anesthesia or antiseptics, lasted just 25 minutes and produced a 22 ½ pound tumor.
    Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star, 15 Mar. 2018
  • After that, the anesthesia should kick in, and your mole plus the surrounding area should be nice and numb.
    Korin Miller, SELF, 28 July 2018
  • In the study, a small hole was drilled into the skull of the patient, who was awake and under local anesthesia.
    Linda Marsa, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2019
  • The procedure on dogs is done while the dog is under anesthesia and lasts less than 20 minutes.
    Alexia Fernandez, PEOPLE.com, 31 Oct. 2019
  • The second step of the process is egg retrieval – which happens when the patient is under anesthesia.
    Maria Godoy, NPR, 23 Feb. 2024
  • With Ellie under anesthesia, Joel carried her limp body out of the room.
    Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2023
  • He was told he will be given anesthesia, and sounds of struggle followed.
    Author: Jamey Keaten, Aya Batrawy, Anchorage Daily News, 19 June 2019
  • In my opinion, even a day in between procedures is safe from the standpoint of anesthesia risk.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The use of music in surgery was first introduced in 1914, with a view to soothing patients in an era before anesthesia.
    S.h. | London Bridge Hospital, The Economist, 20 Nov. 2019
  • After spending an hour or two in the recovery room while the anesthesia wears off, patients return home the same day.
    Kaitlin Clark, Allure, 30 July 2019
  • The pet is usually under anesthesia for a little bit longer than that.
    Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 28 July 2023
  • Training used to perform adult surgery and anesthesia cannot just be applied to children on a smaller scale.
    Caroline Yao, Quartz, 7 Sep. 2019

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