underanesthetized

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

under- +‎ anesthetized

Adjective[edit]

underanesthetized (comparative more underanesthetized, superlative most underanesthetized)

  1. Inadequately anesthetized.
    • 2007 December 11, Melissa Lafsky, “Onscreen Villain Makes Doctors Wince”, in New York Times[1]:
      Called anesthesia awareness, it occurs when patients wake up during surgery because they are underanesthetized.