Anesthesia — Not to be confused with Paresthesia. For other uses, see Anesthesia (disambiguation). Anesthesia, or anaesthesia (see spelling differences; from Greek αν , an , without ; and αἴσθησις, aisthēsis, sensation ), traditionally meant the condition of… … Wikipedia
anesthesia — /an euhs thee zheuh/, n. 1. Med. general or local insensibility, as to pain and other sensation, induced by certain interventions or drugs to permit the performance of surgery or other painful procedures. 2. Pathol. general loss of the senses of… … Universalium
ether — 1. Any organic compound in which two carbon atoms are independently linked to a common oxygen atom, thus containing the group –C–O–C–. SEE ALSO: epoxy. 2. Loosely used to refer to diethyl e. or an anesthetic e., although a large … Medical dictionary
Ether Dome — Infobox nrhp | name =Ether Dome, Massachusetts General Hospital nrhp type =nhl caption = The inside of the dome as viewed from the surgical theatre. location= Boston, Massachusetts lat degrees = 42 lat minutes = 21 lat seconds = 48.70 lat… … Wikipedia
Diethyl ether — Diethyl ether … Wikipedia
Vinyl ether — Systematic (IUPAC) name ethenoxyethene … Wikipedia
Halogenated ether — A halogenated ether is a subcategory of a larger group of chemicals known as ethers. An ether is an organic chemical that contains an ether group mdash; an oxygen atom connected to two (substituted) alkyl groups. A good example of an ether is the … Wikipedia
open anesthesia — general inhalation anesthesia utilizing a cone or ether mask; there is no significant rebreathing of expired gases … Medical dictionary
William T. G. Morton — Infobox Scientist name = William Thomas Green Morton box width = image width =150px caption = birth date = August 9, 1819 birth place = Charlton, Massachusetts death date = July 15, 1868 death place = New York City spouse = Elizabeth Whitman… … Wikipedia
Guedel's classification — Since the invention of anesthesia in 1846, assessment of its depth was a problem. To determine the depth of anesthesia, anesthetist must rely on a series of physical signs of the patient. In 1847, John Snow (1813 1858) [ John Snow. Five stages of … Wikipedia
Crawford Long — Born November 1, 1815 Danielsville, Georgia … Wikipedia