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anaestheticSee anesthetic
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anaestheticalternative spelling of anesthetic (q.v.). See ae.
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anaestheticAn agent that causes insensitivity to pain. Applied to either the whole body (general anaesthetic) or a particular area or region (local anaesthetic).
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anaestheticanesthetic: a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations relating to or producing insensibility anesthetic(a): characterized by insensibility; "the young girls are in a state of [..]
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anaestheticdrug to deaden sensation (pop)
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anaesthetic(n) a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations(adj) relating to or producing insensibility(adj) characterized by insensibility
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anaestheticDrugs that put a person to sleep (general anaesthetic) or that numb a part of the body (local anaesthetic) while they have an operation or procedure
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anaestheticA drug given to stop a person feeling pain. A ‘local’ anaesthetic numbs part of the body; a ‘general’ anaesthetic causes temporary loss of consciousness.
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anaesthetic A drug that stops feeling, especially of pain: in a general anaesthetic the drugs will also make you unconscious; in a local anaesthetic the drug just numbs part of the body
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anaestheticA drug used to prevent people from feeling pain. It can affect the whole body (general) or a particular part (local).
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anaesthetic1. <neurology> Pertaining to or characterised by loss of sensation or producing anaesthesia. 2. <pharmacology> A drug or agent that is used to produce partial loss of feeling or sensation of pain. A drug that causes unconsciousness. American spelling: anesthetic (14 Feb 2009)
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anaesthetic<anaesthetics> An anaesthetic injected into the epidural space surrounding the fluid-filled sac (the dura) around the spine which partially numbs the abdomen and legs. American spelling: anesthetic, epidural (12 Dec 1998)
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anaestheticA substance used to relieve all feeling.
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anaestheticA substance used to temporarily reduce or take away sensation and/or bring about a reversible loss of consciousness, usually so that otherwise painful procedures or surgery can be performed.
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anaestheticA drug that stops a person feeling pain during a medical procedure. A local anaesthetic numbs part of the body; a general anaesthetic causes a person to lose consciousness for a period of time.
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