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Etymology: Gk, basis, foundation, anesthesia, lack of feeling

1 a state of unconsciousness just short of complete surgical anesthesia in depth, in which the patient does not respond to words but reacts to pinprick or other noxious stimuli.

2 narcosis produced by injection or infusion of potent sedatives alone, without added narcotics or anesthetic agents.

3 also called narco anesthesia. Any form of anesthesia in which the patient is completely unconscious, in contrast to awake anesthesia.

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