What is Anesthesia || Definition of Anesthesia and Types of Anesthesia?

What is Anesthesia?

Anesthesia is a state of unconsciousness. Anesthesia is a treatment that involves anaesthetic medicines. During medical treatments, these medicines block you from feeling pain.

Definition of Anesthesia?

Anesthesia is a state of controlled, temporary loss of sensation or awareness that is induced for medical purposes.

It may include some or all of the following symptoms: analgesia, paralysis, amnesia, and unconsciousness. An anaesthetized individual is one who is under the influence of anaesthetic medications. 

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Types of Anesthesia:

 

General anaesthesia, regional anaesthesia, sedation (sometimes known as "monitored anaesthesia care"), and local anaesthetic are the four basic types of anaesthetic used during surgery and other operations.