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Anesthesia

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means a medically induced state of loss of sensation, especially during surgery
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Stage 1 of 2
anaisthesia
Greek · ancient
"without sensation"
literally without sensation, from an- (without) and aisthesis (sensation)
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Stage 2 of 2
anesthesia
English · 1840s
"a state of induced loss of sensation"
adopted once surgical pain relief made the condition medically useful
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