Nomen

die Anästhesie

anesthesia

Der Patient bekommt eine lokale Anästhesie.

The patient receives a local anesthetic.

Die Anästhesie wirkt sehr schnell.

The anesthesia works very quickly.

to be under anesthesia unter Anästhesie sein The patient was under anesthesia during the operation.

Narkose (narcosis), Betäubung (numbness, anesthetic)

From Greek 'anaisthēsía' (insensibility), from 'an-' (without) and 'aisthēsis' (sensation).

Break it down: 'an-' (not) + 'esthesia' (sensation, like in aesthetics). It literally means 'no sensation'.

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