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para–anesthesia

noun para–an·es·the·sia

Medical Definition of PARA-ANESTHESIA

:  anesthesia of both sides of the lower part of the body

Variants of PARA-ANESTHESIA

para–an·es·the·sia or chiefly British para–an·aes·the·sia \-ˌan-əs-ˈthē-zhə\

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