全麻

Traditional form:

全麻

Pinyin (reading):

quánmá

Definitions:

• general anesthesia (abbr. for 全身麻醉 (quánshēnmázuì))

Characters:

• 全 - whole, entire, complete; to preserve
• 麻 - hemp, flax, sesame; numb

Traditional characters:

• 全 - whole, entire, complete; to preserve
• 麻 - hemp, flax, sesame; numb