overanesthetize

verb

overanesthetize

verb

Etymology From over- + anesthetize.

1

To give too much anesthetic to.

  • While undergoing a tonsillectomy, young Lionel — called Leibel or Leibele by his family — was badly overanesthetized.2009 March 21, William Grimes, “Lionel Ziprin, Mystic of the Lower East Side, Dies at 84”, in New York Times:

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.