a drug, gas, etc. used to produce anesthesia, as before surgery
Idioms:
anesthetic to
Derived forms
anesthetically (ˌanesˈthetically)
adverb
Word origin
< Gr anaisthētos + -ic
anesthetic in the Pharmaceutical Industry
(ænəsθɛtɪk)
Word forms: (regular plural) anesthetics
noun
(Pharmaceutical: Drugs)
An anesthetic is a substance that causes anesthesia.
A local anesthetic numbs an area of the body and a general one produces unconsciousness.
The injection is given under local anesthetic, so the patient cannot feel the needle.
An anesthetic is a substance that causes anesthesia.
Examples of 'anesthetic' in a sentence
anesthetic
Banks was a veritable Philip Larkin when it came to hospitals, could think only of "the anesthetic from which none come round.
Peter Robinson AFTERMATH (2001)
I'm all right, I suppose, but I feel sort of numb, as if I've just come around from an anesthetic and I'm still all padded in cotton wool.
Peter Robinson AFTERMATH (2001)
He marveled at the anesthetic virtues of physical shock; he felt no pain yet.
Chuck Logan ABSOLUTE ZERO (2001)
All related terms of 'anesthetic'
anaesthetic
Anaesthetic is a substance that doctors use to stop you feeling pain during an operation , either in the whole of your body when you are unconscious , or in a part of your body when you are awake .
anesthetic to
incapable of feeling or responding to
general anesthetic
→ see general (sense 13 )
local
Local means existing in or belonging to the area where you live , or to the area that you are talking about.
general
A general is a senior officer in the armed forces, usually in the army .
spinal anesthesia
anesthesia of the lower part of the body by the injection of an anesthetic into the spinal cord , usually in the lumbar region
Chinese translation of 'anesthetic'
anesthetic
(ænɪsˈθɛtɪk) (US)
=anaesthetic
anaesthetic
or (US) anesthetic
(ænɪsˈθɛtɪk)
n(c/u)
麻醉剂(劑) (mázuìjì) (种(種), zhǒng)
local anaesthetic局部麻醉 (júbù mázuì)
general anaesthetic全身麻醉 (quánshēn mázuì)
under anaesthetic处(處)于(於)麻醉状(狀)态(態) (chǔyú mázuì zhuàngtài)