underanesthetized
English
editEtymology
editFrom under- + anesthetized.
Adjective
editunderanesthetized (comparative more underanesthetized, superlative most underanesthetized)
- Inadequately anesthetized.
- 2007 December 11, Melissa Lafsky, “Onscreen Villain Makes Doctors Wince”, in New York Times[1]:
- Called anesthesia awareness, it occurs when patients wake up during surgery because they are underanesthetized.