bius
Indonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Malay bius, from Persian بیهوش (bī-hosh, “unconscious, fainted”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbius (first-person possessive biusku, second-person possessive biusmu, third-person possessive biusnya)
- anesthesia: 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.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “bius” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
editEtymology
editFrom Persian بیهوش (bī-hosh, “unconscious, fainted”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbius (Jawi spelling بيوس, plural bius-bius, informal 1st possessive biusku, 2nd possessive biusmu, 3rd possessive biusnya)
- anesthesia: 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.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “bius” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.