Assertion: hypnosis | /r/ObjectUse | used as alternative
Facets:
value: to anesthesia
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to anaesthesia for surgery
type: PURPOSE
value: more routinely
type: DEGREE
value: in rarer and more controversial cases
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: It has been used as an aid or alternative to chemical anesthesia, and it has been studied as a way to soothe skin ailments.
text: In rarer and more controversial cases, it has been used as an alternative to anaesthesia for surgery.
text: However, today, hypnosis is more routinely used as a complement rather than an alternative to anesthesia.