anesthetic | ||
1. | [ adjective ] characterized by insensibility | |
Synonyms: | anaesthetic | |
Examples: | "the young girls are in a state of possession--blind and deaf and anesthetic" "an anesthetic state" |
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Related terms: | insensible | |
2. | [ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations | |
Synonyms: | anesthetic_agent anaesthetic_agent anaesthetic | |
Related terms: | drug local_anesthetic general_anesthetic spinal_anesthetic intravenous_anesthetic anesthetize | |
Similar spelling: |
anaesthetic anestric anesthetise anesthetize anesthetist anaesthetise anaesthetist anaesthetize anesthetized anesthetised anaesthetised anaesthetized anesthesize anesthesia Anstett Anastatica anaesthesia Ancheta anesthyl anestrum anestrus anisette amnestic anisotropic anestrous anastomotic |