Glossary

Anesthesia

Anesthesia

Anästhesie·Also: Narkose, Betäubung

Anaesthesia refers to the elimination of pain and, in some cases, of consciousness during an operation or examination. A distinction is made between general anaesthesia (full narcosis) and local numbing (local or regional anaesthesia).

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