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anesthetization

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anesthetization
production of anesthesia.

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To collect saliva in a capillary tube, we need to subject the mosquito to traumatic manipulations that may affect salivation, such as anesthetization or immobilization by removal of the legs and wings.
Beginning in the 1950s, "Twilight Sleep" was gradually replaced with spinal, caudal, or saddle block regional anesthetization, which allowed mothers to be conscious during birth, but nonetheless left them unable to push effectively due to the numbing effect of the drugs and the standard birthing position, which had mothers trying to push while lying flat on their backs.
 
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