anesthetic (noun)
1anesthetic agent — noun a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations • Syn: ↑anesthetic, ↑anaesthetic, ↑anaesthetic agent • Derivationally related forms: ↑anaesthetic (for: ↑anaesthetic), ↑anaesthetize …
2anesthetic — index drug, narcotic (adjective), narcotic (noun) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3anesthetic — (Brit. anaesthetic) ► NOUN ▪ a drug or gas that causes insensitivity to pain. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ inducing or relating to anaesthesia …
4anesthetic — noun (AmE) ⇨ See ↑anaesthetic …
5anesthetic — noun (C, U) the usual American spelling of anaesthetic …
6anesthetic — I noun a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations • Syn: ↑anaesthetic, ↑anesthetic agent, ↑anaesthetic agent • Derivationally related forms: ↑anaesthetic (for: ↑anaesthe …
7anesthetic — 1. adjective /ˌænəsˈθɛtɪk/ Causing the reduction of pain sensitivity. 2. noun /ˌænəsˈθɛtɪk/ A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness. An anesthetic may or may not render the recipient unconscious, depending… …
8anesthetic — I. adjective Date: 1846 1. of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia 2. lacking awareness or sensitivity < unmoved and quite anesthetic to his presence S. J. Perelman > • anesthetically adverb II. noun Date: 1848 …
9anesthetic — an|es|thet|ic [ ,ænəs θetık ] noun count or uncount a drug or gas given to someone before a medical operation to stop them feeling pain. Anesthetics that affect the whole of your body by making you unconscious are called general anesthetics and… …
10anesthetic — /ænəsˈθɛtɪk/ (say anuhs thetik) adjective, noun → anaesthetic …
