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Noun: general anaesthesia
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: general anesthesia)
  1. A state of total unconsciousness resulting from anaesthetic drugs (as for a major surgical operation)
    "The patient was put under general anaesthesia for the open-heart surgery";
    - general anesthesia [N. Amer]

Type of: anaesthesia [Brit, Cdn], anesthesia [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: General anaesthesia