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anesthesia in Afrikaans

anesthesia in Afrikaans is narkose, verdowing — anesthesia means a medically induced state in which a patient cannot feel pain, used during surgery or other procedures.

anesthesia in Afrikaans

narkose
noun
loss of bodily sensation
verdowing
noun
loss of bodily sensation

What does "anesthesia" mean?

  1. noun A medically induced state in which a patient cannot feel pain, used during surgery or other procedures.
    "She woke up an hour after the anesthesia wore off."
  2. noun The loss of sensation itself, whether caused deliberately by medicine or by nerve damage.
    "The nerve injury left a patch of anesthesia across his forearm."

anesthesia in a sentence

  • She woke up an hour after the anesthesia wore off.
  • The dentist used local anesthesia before pulling the tooth.
  • The nerve injury left a patch of anesthesia across his forearm.

Common Afrikaans translations

Frequently asked questions

What is "anesthesia" in Afrikaans?

"anesthesia" in Afrikaans is narkose, verdowing. anesthesia means: A medically induced state in which a patient cannot feel pain, used during surgery or other procedures.

How do you use "anesthesia" in a sentence?

Example: "She woke up an hour after the anesthesia wore off." In Afrikaans, "anesthesia" is narkose, verdowing.

Are there other ways to say "anesthesia" in Afrikaans?

Yes — Afrikaans has 2 translations listed for "anesthesia": narkose, verdowing.

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