麻酔

• 読み: ますい
• ローマ字: masui
• 漢字の分解: 麻 (ma) — numb, hemp, flax; 酔 (sui) — drunk, intoxicated
• 発音: /ma.sɯ.i/

意味

Anaesthesia; the medical procedure of numbing sensation or inducing unconsciousness for surgery.

A noun referring to the use of drugs to eliminate pain or consciousness during medical procedures. Types include 全身麻酔 (zenshin masui, general anaesthesia) and 局所麻酔 (kyokusho masui, local anaesthesia). Also used as a suru-verb: 麻酔をかける (to administer anaesthesia). A common word in hospital settings and widely understood by the general public.

例文

1. 手術の前に全身麻酔をかけられた。
2. 歯医者で麻酔が切れて痛くなった。
3. 局所麻酔なので、手術中も意識はあった。

使い方ガイド

場面: hospitals, surgery, dentistry

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 麻 (ma, numb/hemp) + 酔 (sui, intoxicated/drunk). Literally 'numb intoxication' — the state of being numbed, originally associated with the effects of hemp-derived substances.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal