August 30, 2002, Newsletter Issue #109: Childbirth Glossary

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Anesthesia: The loss of sensation that is medically induced to permit a painless surgical procedure. General anesthesia involves the entire body and produces loss of consciousness; regional and local anesthesia involve loss of sensation only in specific parts of the body.

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