Anaesthesia
Pronunciation : An`?s*the"si*a
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL., fr. Gr. anesth?sie. See ?sthetics.] (Med.)
Definition : Defn: Entire or partial loss or absence of feeling or sensation; a state of general or local insensibility produced by disease or by the inhalation or application of an an?sthetic.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913