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   An·es·the·sia

   /ˌanəsˈTHēZHə/

   

   noun

   • 1. insensitivity to pain, especially as artificially induced by the administration of gases or the injection of drugs before surgical operations: "during anesthesia body temperature falls due to the effect of drugs"

   Word Origin early 18th century: modern Latin, from Greek anaisthēsia, from an- ‘without’ + aisthēsis ‘sensation’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • A

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   • N

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   • E

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   • S

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   • H

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   • E

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   • I

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   • A

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