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anaesthetic::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | anesthetic |
| Derivation | anaesthesia |
anaesthetic::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | anaesthetic agent, anesthetic, anesthetic agent |
| Type of | drug |
| Has types | general anaesthetic, general anesthetic, intravenous anesthetic, local, local anaesthetic, local anesthetic, spinal anaesthetic, spinal anesthetic, topical anaesthetic, topical anesthetic |
| Derivation | anaesthetize, anaesthetise |
anaesthetic::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | anesthetic |
| Derivation | anaesthetize |
Examples of anaesthetic
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So, in March this year, I had the procedure carried out under local anaesthetic.
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It seems more real to me than opting for an operation under general anaesthetic.
From the independent.co.uk
I was given a local anaesthetic so was fully conscious throughout the operation.
From the thesun.co.uk
Why are children still having preventable extractions under general anaesthetic?
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Within moments, the anaesthetic wears off, and Carol's eyes are fluttering open.
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I was to have an anaesthetic and that was why the operation was still expensive.
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Jackson died in June 2009 from an overdose of the powerful anaesthetic propofol.
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The chances of similar complications after local anaesthetic are extremely low.
From the dailymail.co.uk
It is injected by a nurse with an intimidating syringe under a local anaesthetic.
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- Anesthetic: 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 possession--blind and deaf and anesthetic"; "an anesthetic state"
- (anaesthesia) anesthesia: loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness
- (anaesthetist) anesthesiologist: a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated
- An anesthetic (anaesthetic or anesthetic in English) is a drug that causes anesthesia, which is a reversible loss of sensation. Anesthetics contrast with analgesics (painkillers), which relieve pain without eliminating sensation. These drugs are generally administered to facilitate surgery. A wide variety of drugs are used in modern anesthetic practice...
- (Anaesthesia (journal)) Anaesthesia is the official journal of the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland. It is a peer-reviewed medical journal and is published monthly.
- (anaesthesia) A method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain; Loss or prevention of pain, as caused by anesthesia
- (Anaesthesia) Medications used to relieve pain.
