What does "general anesthesia" mean?

A type of anesthesia that causes loss of sensation to the whole body, usually to the point of unconsciousness.

What is a synonym for "general anesthesia"?

Common synonyms include: general anaesthesia.

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Noun

1
A type of anesthesia that causes loss of sensation to the whole body, usually to the point of unconsciousness. US, countable, uncountable
2
a state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic drugs (as for a major surgical operation) wordnet