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• A loss of feeling or awareness caused by drugs or other substances. Anesthesia keeps patients from feeling pain during surgery or other procedures. Local anesthesia is a loss of feeling in one small area of the body. Regional anesthesia is a loss of feeling in a part of the body, such as an arm or leg. General anesthesia is a loss of feeling and a complete loss of awareness that feels like a very deep sleep.

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  Anesthesia. (n.d.). AHRQ Healthcare Research and Quality Glossary. Retrieved May 29, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/anesthesia.

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  Anesthesia. www.ahrq.gov. AHRQ Healthcare Research and Quality Glossary. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/anesthesia (accessed: May 29, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Anesthesia." AHRQ Healthcare Research and Quality Glossary. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). 29 May. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/anesthesia.

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