how to pronounce anesthesia

/ˌænɪsˈθiːˌʒə/

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anesthesia is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of anesthesia in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… there was no anesthesia but the woman …”

meaning of anesthesia

Anesthesia is the use of drugs to block pain and other sensations during surgery or other medical procedures.

anesthesia frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word anesthesia occurs in english on average 1.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.