underanesthetized

adj

underanesthetized

adj

Etymology From under- + anesthetized.

1

Inadequately anesthetized.

Called anesthesia awareness, it occurs when patients wake up during surgery because they are underanesthetized.2007 December 11, Melissa Lafsky, “Onscreen Villain Makes Doctors Wince”, in New York Times:

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