ANAESTHETIC

anaesthetic, anesthetic(a)

(adjective) characterized by insensibility; “the young girls are in a state of possession--blind and deaf and anesthetic”; “an anesthetic state”

anaesthetic, anesthetic

(adjective) relating to or producing insensibility

anesthetic, anaesthetic, anesthetic agent, anaesthetic agent

(noun) a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

anaesthetic (comparative more anaesthetic, superlative most anaesthetic)

(British spelling) Alternative spelling of anesthetic

Noun

anaesthetic (plural anaesthetics)

(British spelling) Alternative spelling of anesthetic

Anagrams

• aesthetican

Source: Wiktionary


An`æs*thet"ic, a. (Med.) (a) Capable of rendering insensible; as, anæsthetic agents. (b) Characterized by, or connected with, insensibility; as, an anæsthetic effect or operation.

An`æs*thet"ic, n. (Med.)

Definition: That which produces insensibility to pain, as chloroform, ether, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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