LP32190-8
Anesthesiology
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Descriptions
Anesthesia or anaesthesia (see spelling differences) has traditionally meant the process of blocking the perception of pain and other sensations. This allows patients to undergo surgery and other procedures without the distress and pain they would otherwise experience. It comes from the Greek roots an-, not, without and aesthÄ"tos, perceptible, able to feel. The word was coined by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. in 1846. Today, the term general anesthesia in its most general form can include: Analgesia - blocking the conscious perception of painHypnosis - producing unconsciousnessAmnesia - preventing memory formationRelaxation - preventing unwanted movement or muscle toneHomeostasis - preserving normal body functioning (e.g. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Anesthesia (Wikipedia)
A state characterized by loss of feeling or sensation. This depression of nerve function is usually the result of pharmacologic action and is induced to allow performance of surgery or other painful procedures. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Anesthesiology
- Part Display Name
- Anesthesiology
- Part Type
- Method (Describes the method by which the test was performed)
- Created On
- 2003-09-03
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- Anesthesiology
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | anesthesiologie |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Anestesiologia |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Anesthésiologie |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 麻醉学 Synonyms: 麻醉医学; |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Anesthésiologie |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Αναισθησιολογία Synonyms: Αναισθησιολογία |
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