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Twilight sleep

a state of general anesthesia in which the person retains a slight degree of consciousness; can be induced by injection of scopolamine or morphine

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General anaesthesia noun · 85% connection

a state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic drugs (as for a major surgical operation)

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General anesthesia noun · 85% connection

a state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic drugs (as for a major surgical operation)

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Local anaesthesia noun · 85% connection

loss of sensation in a small area of the body (as when a local anesthetic is injected for a tooth extraction)

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Local anesthesia noun · 85% connection

loss of sensation in a small area of the body (as when a local anesthetic is injected for a tooth extraction)

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Inhalation anesthesia noun · 84% connection

general anesthesia achieved by administration of an inhalation anesthetic

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Centesis noun · 78% connection

(surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid

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Graft noun · 78% connection

(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient

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Ligation noun · 78% connection

(surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery)

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Transplant noun · 78% connection

(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient

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Anastomosis noun · 78% connection

a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous

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Anesthesiology noun · 78% connection

the branch of medical science that studies and applies anesthetics

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Biopsy noun · 78% connection

examination of tissues or liquids from the living body to determine the existence or cause of a disease

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Cannulation noun · 78% connection

the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ

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Cannulisation noun · 78% connection

the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ

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Cannulization noun · 78% connection

the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ

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Canulation noun · 78% connection

the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ

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Canulisation noun · 78% connection

the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ

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Canulization noun · 78% connection

the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ

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Anaphylaxis noun · 78% connection

hypersensitivity reaction to the ingestion or injection of a substance (a protein or drug) resulting from prior contact with a substan…