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anesthetic

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an⋅es⋅thet⋅ic

  [an-uhs-thet-ik]
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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.
Also, anaesthetic.

Origin:
1840–50, Americanism; < Gk anaísthēt(os) without feeling, senseless + -ic; see an- 1 , esthetic

Related forms:
an⋅es⋅thet⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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an·es·thet·ic also an·aes·thet·ic   (ān'ĭs-thět'ĭk)   
adj.  

  1. Relating to or resembling anesthesia.

  2. Causing anesthesia.

  3. Insensitive.

n.  

  1. An agent that causes loss of sensation with or without the loss of consciousness.

  2. Something likened to this in effect: For some people watching television is an anesthetic for the mind.


[From Greek anaisthētos, without feeling : an-, without; see a-1 + aisthētos, perceptible (from aisthanesthai, to feel; see anesthesia).]
an'es·thet'i·cal·ly adv.
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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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1an·es·thet·ic
Variant: or chiefly British an·aes·thet·ic /"an-&s-'thet-ik/
Function:adjective
1 : capable of producing anesthesia <anesthetic agents>
2 : of, relating to, or caused by anesthesia anestheticeffect> <anesthetic symptoms> —an·es·thet·i·cal·ly or chiefly British an·aes·thet·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb

Main Entry: 2anesthetic
Variant: or chiefly British anaesthetic
Function: noun
: a substance that produces anesthesia
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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.

  1. Characterized by the loss of sensation.

  2. Capable of producing a loss of sensation.

  3. Associated with or due to the state of anesthesia.

an'es·thet'i·cal·ly adv.

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