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anaesthesia

anaesthesia Anaesthesia is a loss or reduction of sensation, especially of touch, pain, or temperature, though one kind of feeling may be affected while others remain intact.

Anaesthesia is a loss or reduction of sensation, especially of touch, pain, or temperature, though one kind of feeling may be affected while others remain intact. In historical psychological writing, the term could also refer to a mental state of emotional dullness or apathy, with reduced response to ordinary feelings and impressions.