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ANESTHETIC
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
Etymology
Adjective
anesthetic (comparative more anesthetic, superlative most anesthetic)
(American spelling) Causing anesthesia; reducing pain sensitivity.
Noun
anesthetic (plural anesthetics)
(American spelling, medicine) A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness for surgery and may render the recipient unconscious.
Anagrams
• chainettes, entheastic
Source: Wiktionary
An`es*the"si*a, n., An`es*thet"ic, a.
Definition: Same as Anæsthesia, Anæsthetic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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