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General anaesthetics are a group of drugs that produce
loss of consciousness ; and, therefore,loss of all sensation.
The absolute loss of sensation is termed as anaesthesia
(derived from the Greekword meaning insensitivity or lack
of feeling).
General anaesthetics bring about descending depression of
the central nervous system ; starting with the cerebral
cortex, the basal ganglia, the cerebellum andfinally the
spinal cord.
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