Anaesthetic Definition

anaesthetics
adjective

Of, relating to, or causing anaesthesia.

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noun

A substance that causes reversible loss of sensation or loss of consciousness; used to perform surgery without pain.

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  • anaesthetic agent
  • anesthetic agent
  • anesthetic
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Other Word Forms of Anaesthetic

Noun

Singular:
anaesthetic
Plural:
anaesthetics

Anaesthetic Sentence Examples

  • For the action and use of chloroform as an anaesthetic, see Anaesthesia.

  • It is also an antiseptic and, in small quantities, a feeble anaesthetic. It is absorbed by the unbroken skin.

  • The therapeutic applications of the drug are based entirely upon its anaesthetic or anodyne power.

  • Brucine is a local anaesthetic. Strychnine enters the blood as such, being freely absorbed from mucous surfaces or when given hypodermically.

  • It is used as an anaesthetic, principally in dentistry, producing when inhaled a condition of hysterical excitement often accompanied by loud laughter, whence it is sometimes called "laughing gas."

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