麻醉 (mázuì) — to anesthetize
HSK 7 | verb | induction of temporary loss of sensation or consciousness for surgical procedures
麻醉 (mázuì)
麻醉 refers to the clinical process of inducing controlled, reversible loss of sensation (local/regional) or consciousness (general) in a patient to enable surgical or diagnostic procedures without pain. At the C2 level, the term encompasses the full spectrum of anesthetic modalities — general, regional, neuraxial, and monitored anesthesia care — and implies the complex pharmacological and physiological management undertaken by an anesthesiologist.
Meanings
- verb to anesthetize; to induce anesthesia in a patient
Example Sentences
全身麻醉通过抑制中枢神经系统使患者进入可逆性无意识状态。 Quánshēn mázuì tōngguò yìzhì zhōngshū shénjīng xìtǒng shǐ huànzhě jìnrù kěnìxìng wú yìshí zhuàngtài. General anesthesia places the patient in a reversible unconscious state by suppressing the central nervous system.
椎管内麻醉可在保留患者意识的前提下实现下半身感觉阻滞。 Zhuīguǎn nèi mázuì kě zài bǎoliú huànzhě yìshí de qiántí xià shíxiàn xià bànshēn gǎnjué zǔzhì. Neuraxial anesthesia can achieve sensory block of the lower body while preserving the patient's consciousness.
麻醉前评估须全面评价患者的心肺功能储备及气道条件。 Mázuì qián pínggū xū quánmiàn píngjià huànzhě de xīnfèi gōngnéng chúbèi jí qìdào tiáojiàn. Pre-anesthetic evaluation must comprehensively assess the patient's cardiopulmonary reserve and airway conditions.
困难气道的麻醉管理是麻醉科医生面临的最严峻临床挑战之一。 Kùnnán qìdào de mázuì guǎnlǐ shì mázuì kē yīshēng miànlín de zuì yánjùn línchuáng tiǎozhàn zhī yī. Management of anesthesia in difficult airway cases is one of the most formidable clinical challenges facing anesthesiologists.
术后恶心呕吐是全身麻醉后最常见的不良反应之一。 Shùhòu ěxīn ǒutù shì quánshēn mázuì hòu zuì chángjiàn de bùliáng fǎnyìng zhī yī. Postoperative nausea and vomiting is one of the most common adverse reactions following general anesthesia.
新型吸入麻醉药的开发致力于降低心肌抑制效应并缩短苏醒时间。 Xīnxíng xīrù mázuì yào de kāifā zhìlì yú jiàngdī xīnjī yìzhì xiàoyìng bìng suōduǎn sūxǐng shíjiān. Development of new inhalational anesthetic agents aims to reduce myocardial depression effects and shorten recovery time.
Collocations
| Collocation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 全身麻醉 (quánshēn mázuì) | general anesthesia |
| 局部麻醉 (júbù mázuì) | local anesthesia |
| 麻醉诱导 (mázuì yòudǎo) | anesthesia induction |
| 麻醉维持 (mázuì wéichí) | anesthesia maintenance |
| 麻醉苏醒 (mázuì sūxǐng) | anesthesia emergence/recovery |
Usage Notes
麻醉 is both a verb (to anesthetize) and a noun (anesthesia), making it a highly flexible clinical term. As a noun it names the state; as a verb it describes the act of inducing that state. In clinical practice, 麻醉科 refers to the Department of Anesthesiology, and the specialist is called a 麻醉科医生 or 麻醉师.
The term has broader figurative uses in non-medical Chinese (e.g., 被成功所麻醉, "anesthetized by success"), but at the C2 clinical level it always refers to the physiological state. Anesthesia safety is a major focus of perioperative medicine, and 麻醉相关死亡率 (anesthesia-related mortality) is a tracked hospital quality indicator in China.
Memory Hook
麻 (numb/hemp) + 醉 (intoxicated) — "numbed and intoxicated": a state of being both numb and unconscious, exactly what anesthesia achieves.