NOUN | artifact | anesthetic, anaesthetic, anesthetic agent, anaesthetic agent | a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations |
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ADJECTIVE | pert | anesthetic, anaesthetic | relating to or producing insensibility |
all | anesthetic, anaesthetic | characterized by insensibility |
Sounds | ae.nahstheh'tihk | |
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Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... |
Meaning | Relating to or producing insensibility. | |
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Synonym | anaesthetic | |
Spanish | anestésico | |
Catalan | anestèsic | |
Nouns | anesthesia | loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness |
Meaning | Characterized by insensibility. | |
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Synonym | anaesthetic | |
Broader | insensible | Incapable of physical sensation |
Spanish | anestésico | |
Catalan | anestèsic | |
Nouns | anesthesia | loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness |
anesthetic | a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations |
Meaning | A drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations. | |
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Synonyms | anaesthetic, anesthetic agent, anaesthetic agent | |
Narrower | general anesthetic, general anaesthetic | An anesthetic that anesthetizes the entire body and causes loss of consciousness |
intravenous anesthetic | An anesthetic that produces anesthesia when injected into the circulatory system | |
local anesthetic, local anaesthetic, local, topical anesthetic, topical anaesthetic | anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body | |
spinal anesthetic, spinal anaesthetic | An anesthetic that is injected into the spine | |
Broader | drug | A substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic |
Spanish | anestesia, anestésico | |
Catalan | anestèsic | |
Adjectives | anesthetic | characterized by insensibility |
Verbs | anesthetize, anesthetise | administer an anesthetic drug to |
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