English

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Etymology

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a- +‎ nociassociation, from noci- (as in nociception) + association. Coined by George W. Crile in 1910.[1]

Noun

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anociassociation

  1. (surgery) The prevention of shock during surgery using a combination of methods, including sedation and anesthesia.

References

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  1. ^ George W. Crile (1910) Phylogenetic association in relation to certain medical problems[1], page 24:The state of the patient in whom all noci-associations are excluded can be described only by coining a new word. That word is anoci-association.