Literary notes about anesthetized (AI summary)
The term "anesthetized" in literature functions both as a literal descriptor of medical sedation and as a metaphor for emotional or sensory numbing. In clinical contexts, it is used to denote the state in which a patient or animal is rendered insensible for procedures such as surgery or tooth extraction ([1], [2], [3], [4]). At the same time, writers employ the word to evoke a muted, almost detached experience—whether it be the dulling of the mind in a noisy bar ([5]), the quieting of emotions in the wake of overwhelming circumstances ([6], [7]), or a state that blurs the line between sleep and wakefulness ([8]). Even in descriptions of animal handling, "anesthetized" serves as a precise, almost procedural term in the careful orchestration of scientific or practical measures ([9], [10]).
- Operation as follows: Patient was brought to the operating room at 11.30 A. M., anesthetized and prepared for an aseptic operation.
— from The Hospital Bulletin, Vol. V, No. 3, May 15, 1909 by Various - Payne anesthetized the patient, applied the forceps, and extracted the fetus without further accident.
— from Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle - There is a curious accident recorded that happened to a young man of twenty-three, who was anesthetized in order to extract a tooth.
— from Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle - He was anesthetized in December and several drains were inserted; no result.
— from Shell-Shock and Other Neuropsychiatric ProblemsPresented in Five Hundred and Eighty-nine Case Histories from the War Literature, 1914-1918 by Elmer Ernest Southard - The clamorous rumble of the crowd and the television blaring from behind the bar further anesthetized Scott's racing mind.
— from Terminal Compromise by Winn Schwartau - Instead of plunging him into the passion of a murderous desire for vengeance it curiously enough anesthetized his emotions.
— from The Courage of Marge O'Doone by James Oliver Curwood - He felt anesthetized, numb to any sensation of personal danger.
— from Pagan Passions by Randall Garrett - Having come together, Jason and I, through the darkness of anesthetized sleep to the harsh reality of "wakefulness," we both move on with our lives.
— from Nursing as Caring: A Model for Transforming Practice by Savina O'Bryan Schoenhofer - 9.—The anesthetized wolves were placed aboard an aircraft in International Falls, Minnesota (USFWS Photo by Don Reilly) Fig.
— from An Experimental Translocation of the Eastern Timber Wolf by Thomas F. Weise - In D wasps are anesthetized, marked with tiny plastic disks for future identification, and released.
— from Atoms, Nature, and Man: Man-made Radioactivity in the Environment by Neal O. Hines
