anesthetization
- noun
- /əˌnɛsθətaɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Specialized
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anestesia
- The doctor recommended anesthetization to alleviate discomfort during the dental operation.
- Topical anesthetization
Examples
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Topical anesthetization of the larynx and trachea.
Academic text (2004) -
Thus, neither the strongest correlation in Table 1 nor the t value of the largest magnitude in Table 2 appeared to reflect a meaningful, convincing relationship between ADH levels after anesthetization and another characteristic.
Academic text (1998) -
Topical anesthetization of the esophagus.
Academic text (2004) -
We all cried together and took turns holding him and nuzzling his face until the vet came in to start the humane anesthetization that would eventually send his sweet soul back to heaven.
Blog text (25) -
This horrifying predicament is literalized by Mary's anesthetization, another crucial source of unease in the scene.
Academic text (2018) -
The vet explained the importance of anesthetization before performing the surgery on the cat.
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Before the procedure, the nurse ensured that the anesthetization would prevent any pain for the patient.
Synonyms
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Treatment that makes part or all of the body stop feeling pain, sometimes making you sleep
Antonyms
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Morphology
anesthetization = anesthetize (semi-transparent) = anesthet + ization
The noun is regularly formed from the specialized verb 'anesthetize' with a nominalizing suffix, but the stem is not an everyday transparent English morpheme.
Etymology
Anesthetization comes from the Greek parts an- ('without') and esthesia ('feeling') and shares roots with anesthetic and sensation. So, anesthetization is the process of making someone 'without feeling', used especially to stop pain during a medical procedure.