(Medicine) serving to reduce the ability to feel pain, of or pertaining to reducing sensitivity to pain (of drugs); (Pathology) causing lack of feeling (of a disease)
substance which reduces sensitivity to pain (i.e. ether or halothane)
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Anaesthetic Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
That which produces insensibility to pain, as chloroform, ether, etc.
That which produces insensibility to pain, as chloroform, ether, etc.
(a.)
Characterized by, or connected with, insensibility; as, an anaesthetic effect or operation.
Characterized by, or connected with, insensibility; as, an anaesthetic effect or operation.
(a.)
Capable of rendering insensible; as, anaesthetic agents.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutCapable of rendering insensible; as, anaesthetic agents.
inhalation anaesthetic
local anaesthetic
topical anaesthetic
Noun
1. a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
(synonym) anesthetic, anesthetic agent, anaesthetic agent
(hypernym) drug
(hyponym) general anesthetic, general anaesthetic
(derivation) anesthetize, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anaesthetise, put to sleep, put under, put out
Adjective
1. characterized by insensibility; "the young girls are in a state of possession--blind and deaf and anesthetic"; "an anesthetic state"
(synonym) anesthetic(a), anaesthetic(a)
(similar) insensible
Anaesthetic Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
An anesthetic (USA English) (or anaesthetic, (Commonwealth English) see spelling differences) is a drug that causes anesthesia—reversible loss of sensation. They 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. Many are rarely used outside of anesthesia, although others are used commonly by all disciplines. Anesthetics are categorized into two classes: general anesthetics, which cause a reversible loss of consciousness, and local anesthetics, which cause a reversible loss of sensation for a limited region of the body while maintaining consciousness. Combinations of anesthetics are sometimes used for their synergistic and additive therapeutic effects. Adverse effects, however, may also be increased.
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Anaesthetic Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
1
adjective
which produces loss of feeling
anaesthetic induction = methods of inducing anaesthesia in a patient
anaesthetic risk = risk that an anaesthetic may cause serious unwanted side effects
2
noun
substance given to a patient to remove feeling, so that he can undergo an operation without feeling pain
caudal anaesthetic = anaesthetic often used in childbirth, where the drug is injected into the base of the spine to remove feeling in the lower part of the trunk
general anaesthetic = substance given to make a patient lose consciousness so that a major surgical operation can be carried out
local anaesthetic = substance which removes the feeling in a certain part of the body only
spinal anaesthetic = anaesthetic given by injection into the spine, which results in large parts of the body losing the sense of feeling
adjective
which produces loss of feeling
anaesthetic induction = methods of inducing anaesthesia in a patient
anaesthetic risk = risk that an anaesthetic may cause serious unwanted side effects
2
noun
substance given to a patient to remove feeling, so that he can undergo an operation without feeling pain
caudal anaesthetic = anaesthetic often used in childbirth, where the drug is injected into the base of the spine to remove feeling in the lower part of the trunk
general anaesthetic = substance given to make a patient lose consciousness so that a major surgical operation can be carried out
local anaesthetic = substance which removes the feeling in a certain part of the body only
spinal anaesthetic = anaesthetic given by injection into the spine, which results in large parts of the body losing the sense of feeling
