Without sensation Anaesthesia, pronunciation: /ˌanɪsˈθiːzɪə/, noun: insensitivity to pain, especially as artificially induced by the administration of gases or the injection of drugs before surgical operations: Origin: early 18th century: modern Latin, from Greek anaisthēsia, from an- ‘without’ + aisthēsis ‘sensation’. Lying naked on the bed, covered only by a thin sheet, I wonder if I’ve lived enough. I’m in a small room. It’s cold. It’s so cold that I shiver under that scanty layer of difference between decency and exposure. The blue, low light creates surprisingly few shadows and everything ..read more