bius

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

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

bius (plural bius-bius)

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

• → Tetum: bius

• “bius”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

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

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

bius (Jawi spelling بيوس, plural bius-bius or bius²)

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.

• "bius" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017