Anesthetic

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  • adjective. Relating to or resembling anesthesia.
  • adjective. Causing anesthesia.
  • adjective. Insensitive.
  • noun. An agent that causes loss of sensation with or without the loss of consciousness.
  • noun. Something likened to this in effect.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling or sensation; producing anæsthesia.
  • Of or belonging to anæsthesia; characterized by anæsthesia, or physical insensibility: as, anesthetic effects.
  • noun. A substance capable of producing anæsthesia.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Causing the reduction of pain sensitivity.
  • noun. A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness. An anesthetic may or may not render the recipient unconscious, depending upon the type used.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
  • adjective. characterized by insensibility
  • adjective. relating to or producing insensibility
  • Word Usage
    "A local anesthetic is used prior to the procedure, and a mild anesthetic is often mixed into the injection fluid."
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