anaesthesis C2+ Topic:Health & Medicine US /ˌænəsˈθiːsɪs/ UK /ˌænɪsˈθiːsɪs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun loss or absence of bodily sensation; insensibility As feeling gradually returned, he emerged from the strange anaesthesis that had immobilized him. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · loss or absence of bodily... anaesthesiaanesthesiainsensibilitynumbness ↔ Opposites sensationfeeling Word family Related forms aesthesisanesthetic Etymology A rare medical noun formed from an- ("without") + -aesthesis ("sensation"), both ultimately Greek-derived. It is used as another name for anaesthesia; the spelling anesthesis also occurs. Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # anaesthesis **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌænəsˈθiːsɪs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌænɪsˈθiːsɪs/ ## Meanings 1. loss or absence of bodily sensation; insensibility ## Examples - As feeling gradually returned, he emerged from the strange anaesthesis that had immobilized him. ## Synonyms - anaesthesia - anesthesia - insensibility - numbness ## Antonyms - sensation - feeling ## Related Forms - aesthesis - anesthetic ## Etymology A rare medical noun formed from an- ("without") + -aesthesis ("sensation"), both ultimately Greek-derived. It is used as another name for anaesthesia; the spelling anesthesis also occurs. ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown