basal anesthesia
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basal anesthesia
n.
Parenteral administration of one or more sedatives to produce a state of depressed consciousness short of a general anesthesia.
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basal anesthesia
n
A state of narcosis, induced before the administration of a general anesthetic, that permits the production of states of surgical anesthesia with greatly reduced amounts of general anesthetic agents.
