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acupuncture anesthesia, regional anesthesia
using the principles of acupuncture. |
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ambulatory anesthesia, anesthesia performed
on an outpatient basis for ambulatory surgery. |
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angiospastic anesthesia, loss of sensibility
dependent on spasm of the blood vessels. |
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balanced anesthesia, anesthesia that uses a
combination of drugs, each in an amount sufficient to produce
its major or desired effect to the optimum degree and keep its
undesirable or unnecessary effects to a minimum. |
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basal anesthesia, anesthesia that acts as a
basis for further and deeper anesthesia; a state of narcosis
produced by preliminary medication so profound that the added
inhalation anesthetic necessary to produce surgical anesthesia
is greatly reduced. |
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Bier local anesthesia,
Bier block. |
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block anesthesia, regional
a. |
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brachial plexus anesthesia,
see under block. |
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bulbar anesthesia, lack of sensation caused
by a lesion of the pons. |
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caudal anesthesia, see
under block. |
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closed circuit anesthesia,
inhalation anesthesia maintained by the continuous rebreathing
of a relatively small amount of anesthetic gas and a basal
amount of oxygen, normally used with an absorption apparatus for
the removal of carbon dioxide. |
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compression anesthesia, loss of sensation
resulting from pressure on a nerve. |
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conduction anesthesia,
regional a. |
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continuous epidural anesthesia,
see under analgesia. |
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crossed anesthesia,
hemianesthesia cruciata. |
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dissociated anesthesia, dissociation anesthesia,
loss of sensitivity to pain, heat, and cold
without loss of other tactile senses; seen in syringomyelia. |
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anesthesia doloro´sa,
analgesia algera. |
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electric anesthesia, anesthesia induced by
passage of an electric current. |
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endotracheal anesthesia, anesthesia produced
by introduction of a gaseous mixture through a wide-bore tube
inserted into the trachea through either the mouth or the nose. |
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epidural anesthesia, see
under anesthesia. |
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facial anesthesia, loss of sensation caused
by a lesion of the facial nerve. |
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frost anesthesia, former
name for cryoanesthesia. |
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gauntlet anesthesia, loss of
sensation in the hand and wrist; called also glove a. |
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general anesthesia, a reversible state of
unconsciousness, produced by anesthetic agents, with absence of
pain sensation over the entire body and a greater or lesser
degree of muscular relaxation; the drugs producing this state
can be administered by inhalation, intravenously,
intramuscularly, or rectally. |
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girdle anesthesia, loss of sensation in a
zone encircling the hips. |
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glove anesthesia, gauntlet a. |
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gustatory anesthesia, ageusia. |
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high pressure anesthesia, anesthesia
produced by controlled application of pressure to a nerve trunk
or its branches. |
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hypnosis anesthesia, production of
insensibility to pain during surgical procedures by means of
hypnotism. |
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hypotensive anesthesia, anesthesia
accompanied by deliberate lowering of blood pressure to reduce
blood loss and improve usability of the surgical field. |
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hypothermic anesthesia,
anesthesia accompanied by the deliberate lowering of the body
temperature. See also cryoanesthesia. |
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hysterical anesthesia, loss of tactile
sensation occurring as a symptom of conversion disorder, often
recognizable by its lack of correspondence with nerve
distributions. |
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infiltration anesthesia, the production of
local anesthesia by deposition of anesthetic solution into a
superficial area. |
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inhalation anesthesia, anesthesia produced
by the inhalation of vapors of a volatile liquid or gaseous
anesthetic agent. |
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insufflation anesthesia, anesthesia produced
by blowing a mixture of gases or vapors through a tube
introduced into the respiratory tract. |
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intercostal anesthesia, see under
block. |
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intrapulpal anesthesia, a local anesthetic
effect produced by the administration of an anesthetic agent
directly into the dental pulp. |
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intraspinal anesthesia, spinal a.
(def. 1). |
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intravenous anesthesia,
anesthesia produced by introduction of an anesthetic agent into
a vein, usually in a limb to which a pneumatic tourniquet has
been applied.Bier block. |
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intravenous regional anesthesia,
Bier block. |
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local anesthesia, anesthesia
confined to one area of the body; see also regional a. |
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lumbar epidural anesthesia, anesthesia
produced by injection of the anesthetic agent into the epidural
space at the second or third lumbar interspace. |
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muscular anesthesia, loss or lack
of muscle sense. |
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nausea anesthesia, loss of the sensation of
nausea that is normally stimulated by noxious and disgusting
substances. |
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olfactory anesthesia, anosmia. |
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open anesthesia, general inhalation
anesthesia utilizing a cone or ether mask; there is no
significant rebreathing of expired gases. |
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paraneural anesthesia, perineural
block. |
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paravertebral anesthesia, see
under block. |
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peridural anesthesia, epidural a. |
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perineural anesthesia, see under
block. |
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peripheral anesthesia, loss of sensation
which is due to changes in the peripheral nerves. |
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plexus anesthesia, anesthesia produced by
the injection of a local anesthetic around a nerve plexus. |
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pressure anesthesia, anesthesia caused by
pressure on a nerve. |
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rectal anesthesia, anesthesia induced by
introduction of an anesthetic agent into the rectum. |
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refrigeration anesthesia, former
name for cryoanesthesia. |
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regional anesthesia, the production of
insensibility of a part by interrupting the sensory nerve
conductivity from that region of the body; it may be produced by
either field block or nerve block (see under block). Called also
block, blockade, block a., and conduction a. |
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sacral anesthesia, regional anesthesia
produced by injection of a local anesthetic into the extradural
space of the sacral canal. Called also transsacral a. or
block.see under anesthesia. |
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saddle block anesthesia, see
under block. |
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segmental anesthesia, loss of sensation
caused by lesions of nerve roots. |
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semiclosed anesthesia, general inhalation
anesthesia in which there is partial rebreathing of the exhaled
gases, with a carbon dioxide absorber in the circuit. |
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semiopen anesthesia, general inhalation
anesthesia administered by use of a partially open circuit;
there is partial rebreathing of the exhaled gases without a
carbon dioxide absorber in the circuit. |
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spinal anesthesia, regional anesthesia
produced by injection of a local anesthetic into the
subarachnoid space around the spinal cord; cf. epidural a.
Called also intraspinal a. or block and subarachnoid a. or
block.see under anesthesia.loss of sensation due to a spinal
lesion. |
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subarachnoid anesthesia, spinal
a. (def. 1). |
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surgical anesthesia, that degree of
anesthesia at which surgery may safely be performed; ordinarily
used to designate such depth of general anesthesia. |
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tactile anesthesia, loss or impairment of
the sense of touch; called also anaphia. Cf. paraphia. |
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thalamic hyperesthetic
anesthesia, thalamic syndrome; see under syndrome. |
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thermal anesthesia,
thermoanesthesia. |
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topical anesthesia, anesthesia produced by
application of a local anesthetic directly to the area involved,
as to the oral mucosa or the cornea. |
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transsacral anesthesia, sacral a. |
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traumatic anesthesia, loss of sensation
caused by injury to a nerve. |
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unilateral anesthesia,
hemianesthesia. |
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visceral anesthesia, loss or lack of the
visceral sense. |