Anaesthetic
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noun
1.
a substance that produces anesthesia, as halothane, procaine, or ether.
adjective
2.
pertaining to or causing physical insensibility: an anesthetic gas.
3.
physically insensitive: Halothane is used to produce an anesthetic state.
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World English Dictionary
anaesthesia or (US) anesthesia (ˌænɪsˈθiːzɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| 1. | local or general loss of bodily sensation, esp of touch, as the result of nerve damage or other abnormality |
| 2. | loss of sensation, esp of pain, induced by drugs: called general anaesthesia when consciousness is lost and local anaesthesia when only a specific area of the body is involved |
| 3. | a general dullness or lack of feeling |
| [C19: from New Latin, from Greek anaisthēsia absence of sensation, from | |
| anesthesia or (US) anesthesia | |
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| [C19: from New Latin, from Greek anaisthēsia absence of sensation, from | |
| anaesthetic or (US) anesthetic (ˌænɪsˈθɛtɪk) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a substance that causes anaesthesia |
| —adj | |
| 2. | causing or characterized by anaesthesia |
| anesthetic or (US) anesthetic | |
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| anaesthetic or (US) anesthetic (ˌænɪsˈθɛtɪk) | |
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| 1. | a substance that causes anaesthesia |
| —adj | |
| 2. | causing or characterized by anaesthesia |
| anesthetic or (US) anesthetic | |
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| anesthetic (ˌænɪsˈθɛtɪk) | |
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| the usual US spelling of anaesthetic | |
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Word Origin & History
anaesthesia
1721, "loss of feeling," Mod.L., from Gk. anaisthesia "lack of sensation," from an- "without" + aisthesis "feeling," from PIE base *au- "to perceive" (see audience).
anaesthetic
1846, "insensible," from Gk. anaisthetos "without feeling" (see anaesthesia). Noun meaning "agent that produces anesthesia" first used in modern sense 1848 by professor James Young Simpson (1811-1870), discoverer of chloroform.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
anesthetic an·es·thet·ic (ān'ĭs-thět'ĭk)
n.
An agent that reversibly depresses neuronal function, producing total or partial loss of sensation. adj.
Characterized by the loss of sensation.
Capable of producing a loss of sensation.
Associated with or due to the state of anesthesia.
an'es·thet'i·cal·ly adv.
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Science Dictionary
anesthetic  (ān'ĭs-thět'ĭk) Pronunciation Key
A drug that temporarily depresses neuronal function, producing total or partial loss of sensation with or without the loss of consciousness. |
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Cultural Dictionary
anesthetic [(an-is-thet-ik)]A substance that causes loss of sensation or consciousness. With the aid of an anesthetic, people can undergo surgery without pain. (See general anesthetic and local anesthetic.)
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Example sentences
It is injected by a nurse with an intimidating syringe under a local anaesthetic.
Life-saving surgery without anaesthetic is what is needed.
Then he goes to a dentist who uses a local anaesthetic containing some form of cocaine.
One of his earliest memories was being taken to the dentist, who performed a tonsillectomy on him without anaesthetic.
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