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A loss of sensation induced by an anesthetic, hypnosis, or acupuncture and limited to a specific area (local anesthesia) or involving a loss of consciousness (general anesthesia)
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- A loss of sensation induced by an anesthetic, hypnosis, or acupuncture and limited to a specific area (local anesthesia) or involving a loss of consciousness (general anesthesia)
- A partial or total loss of the sense of pain, temperature, touch, etc., produced by disease
- Total or partial loss of sensation to touch or pain, caused by nerve injury or disease, or induced intentionally, especially by the administration of anesthetic drugs, to provide medical treatment. The first public use of ether to anesthetize a patient in Boston in 1846 initiated widespread acceptance of anesthetics in the Western world for surgical procedures and obstetrics. General anesthesia, administered as inhalation or intravenous agents, acts primarily on the brain, resulting in a temporary loss of consciousness. Regional or local anesthesia affects sensation in a specific anatomic area, and includes topical application of local anesthetics, blocking of peripheral nerves, spinal anesthesia, and epidural anesthesia, which is used commonly during childbirth.
Stunned amazement or utter bewilderment
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- Stunned amazement or utter bewilderment
- The state of being stupefied.
- The act or an instance of stupefying.
The quality of being uninteresting.
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- The quality of being uninteresting.
- The quality of being slow to understand things.
- The lack of visual brilliance.
The condition of being insensitive
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- The condition of being insensitive
Loss or impairment of voluntary movement or sensation in a part of the body, usually as a result of neurologic injury or disease.
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- Loss or impairment of voluntary movement or sensation in a part of the body, usually as a result of neurologic injury or disease.
- Any condition of helpless inactivity or of inability to act
- Inability to move or function; total stoppage or severe impairment of activity:
Find another word for numbness. In this page you can discover 9 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for numbness, like: deadness, anesthesia, stupefaction, dullness, insensitivity, insensibility, paralysis, loss of motion and loss of sensation.
