general anesthesia
die Vollnarkose, die Vollnarkosen
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general anesthesia
A medically supervised treatment in which consciousness, the sensation of pain, and usually muscle tension are completely suppressed so that a procedure can be performed without pain.
Die Operation wurde unter Vollnarkose durchgeführt.
The operation was performed under general anesthesia.
| gender | feminine die |
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| plural | die Vollnarkosen |
| genitive | der Vollnarkose |
| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | die Vollnarkose | die Vollnarkosen |
| accusative | die Vollnarkose | die Vollnarkosen |
| dative | der Vollnarkose | den Vollnarkosen |
| genitive | der Vollnarkose | der Vollnarkosen |
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'Vollnarkose' (general anesthesia) is made up of 'voll' (complete) and 'Narkose' (anesthesia). 'Voll' indicates that the anesthesia affects the entire body and consciousness, rather than just one specific area of the body.
Vor dem Eingriff erklärte der Arzt genau, wie eine Vollnarkose abläuft.
Before the procedure, the doctor explained exactly how general anesthesia works.
For the situation during a procedure, 'Vollnarkose' (general anesthesia) frequently occurs with 'unter' (under). The fixed expression is 'unter Vollnarkose' (under general anesthesia), or with an article, 'unter einer Vollnarkose' (under general anesthesia).
Der Patient lag während der Untersuchung unter einer Vollnarkose.
The patient was under general anesthesia during the examination.
Typical collocations include 'eine Vollnarkose einleiten' (to induce general anesthesia), 'unter Vollnarkose operieren' (to operate under general anesthesia), and 'aus der Vollnarkose erwachen' (to wake up from general anesthesia). These expressions describe the beginning, duration, and end of the anesthesia.
Nach dem Eingriff erwachte sie langsam aus der Vollnarkose.
After the procedure, she slowly woke up from the general anesthesia.
