anesthesia

loss of sensation or feeling

Roots

  • a- / an-: not, without, or lacking
  • aesth: sense, perception, feeling, or beauty

Other words with the aesth root

  • aesthetic: concerned with beauty, taste, or sense experience

Anesthesia makes aesth easy to feel: with an- added, sensation is taken away.

The dentist used anesthesia before the procedure.

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