general anesthesia
noun
: anesthesia affecting the entire body and accompanied by loss of consciousness compare local anesthesia
general anesthetic
noun
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With a traditional breast augmentation, most surgeons use general anesthesia, which puts patients fully out and requires a breathing tube.
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Jolene Edgar, Allure, 15 Oct. 2025
Once the procedure — a two-and-a-half-hour process done with IV sedation instead of general anesthesia — was complete, Neda's recovery process began.
—Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
In the past, this was a complicated procedure that entailed stripping out the varicose veins in the operating room with the patient under general anesthesia.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
This wouldn’t be her first time she was put under general anesthesia at Careaga, the state complaint said.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
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Jolene Edgar, Allure, 15 Oct. 2025
Once the procedure — a two-and-a-half-hour process done with IV sedation instead of general anesthesia — was complete, Neda's recovery process began.
—Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
In the past, this was a complicated procedure that entailed stripping out the varicose veins in the operating room with the patient under general anesthesia.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
This wouldn’t be her first time she was put under general anesthesia at Careaga, the state complaint said.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
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“General anesthesia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20anesthesia. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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