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general anesthesia  
n.  Anesthesia characterized by unconsciousness, muscle relaxation, and loss of sensation over the entire body, and resulting from the administration of a general anesthetic.
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Main Entry: general anesthesia
Function: noun
: anesthesia affecting the entire body and accompanied by loss of consciousness
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general anesthesia n.
Loss of the ability to perceive pain associated with loss of consciousness, produced by anesthetic agents.

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