Word: anesthesia
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: an
es
the
sia
Definition: An artificial method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain without causing loss of vital functions, by the administration of one or more agents which block pain impulses before transmitted to the brain.
Morphemes:
Affix: an-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Alternative form of on; in a state required for something to function or be effective
Affix: aesthesia
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The ability to perceive sensations.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: αἴσθησις
Language: grc
Decoded: aisthesis
Meaning: perception, sensing
Affix: -ia
Language: en
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used in forming plurals of nouns in -ium and -ion.