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general anesthesia

anesthesia is a way to control pain using anesthetic medicine. general anesthesia, which can be injected into a vein or inhaled, affects the entire body and makes the person unconscious.

a person under general anesthesia is completely unaware of what is going on and does not feel pain during the surgery or procedure. anesthesia interrupts the pain signals between a person's nerve endings and the brain. the health professional administering the anesthesia monitors the person's condition throughout the procedure.

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