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- DictionaryGen·er·al an·es·the·sia/ˈjen(ə)rəl ˌanəsˈTHēZHə/
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- 1. anesthesia that affects the whole body and usually induces a loss of consciousness: "he had the operation under general anesthesia"
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Medically induced coma with loss of protective reflexes, resulting from the administration of one or more general anaesthetic agents
General anaesthesia or general anesthesia is a method of medically inducing loss of consciousness that renders a patient unarousable even with painful stimuli. This effect is achieved by administering either intravenous or inhalational general anaesthetic medications, which often act in combination with an analgesic and neuromuscular blocking agent. Spontaneous ventilation is often inadequate duri... Wikipedia