anociassociation
English
Etymology
a- + nociassociation, from noci- (as in nociception) + association. Coined by George W. Crile in 1910.[1]
Noun
anociassociation
- (surgery) The prevention of shock during surgery using a combination of methods, including sedation and anesthesia.
References
- George W. Crile (1910) Phylogenetic association in relation to certain medical problems, 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.”