Anæsthesia /(ăn`ĕs*thē"zē̇*ȧ or ăn`ĕs*thē"zhȧ)/

An·æs·the·si·a

Anæsthesia

n.
  1. Entire or partial loss or absence of feeling or sensation; a state of general or local insensibility produced by disease or by the inhalation or application of an anæsthetic. (Med.)