bius

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bius, from earlier bihausy, from Persian بیهوش (bī-hosh, “unconscious, fainted”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbiʊs]
• Hyphenation: bi‧us

Noun

bius (first-person possessive biusku, second-person possessive biusmu, third-person possessive biusnya)

1. anesthesia: an artificial method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain without causing loss of vital functions, by the administration of one or more agents which block pain impulses before transmitted to the brain.

Derived terms

• biusan
• membius
• pembius
• pembiusan
• terbius

 

• bius lokal
• bius total

 

Further reading

• “bius” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Persian بیهوش (bī-hosh, “unconscious, fainted”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbiʊs]
• Hyphenation: bi‧us

Noun

bius (Jawi spelling بيوس, plural bius-bius, informal 1st possessive biusku, 2nd possessive biusmu, 3rd possessive biusnya)

1. anesthesia: an artificial method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain without causing loss of vital functions, by the administration of one or more agents which block pain impulses before transmitted to the brain.

Derived terms

• biusan
• membius
• pembius
• pembiusan
• terbius
• ubat bius

 

Further reading

• “bius” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.