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anesthetic

noun

1 anesthetic

A drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations.

synonyms: anaesthetic, anaesthetic agent, anesthetic agent.

is a specific kind of: drug.

is a broader term that covers: general anaesthetic, general anesthetic | intravenous anesthetic | local, local anaesthetic, local anesthetic, topical anaesthetic, topical anesthetic | spinal anaesthetic, spinal anesthetic.

derivation: anaesthetise, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anesthetize, put out, put under | anaesthetic, anesthetics2.

Dutch: verdoving, verdovingsmiddel
Polish: znieczulenie, środek znieczulający, anestetyk

adjective

1 anesthetic

Relating to or producing insensibility.

synonym: anaesthetic.

pertainym: anaesthesia, anesthesia.

derivation: anaesthetise, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anesthetize, put out, put under.

Polish: anestetyczny, anestezyjny

2 anesthetic

Characterized by insensibility:
— The young girls are in a state of possession--blind and deaf and anesthetic.
— An anesthetic state.

synonym: anaesthetic.

is similar to: insensible.

derivation: anaesthetic, anaesthetic agent, anestheticn1, anesthetic agent | anaesthesia, anesthesia.

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