| NOUN | artifact | inhalation anesthetic, inhalation anaesthetic, inhalation general anesthetic, inhalation general anaesthetic | a gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaled |
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| Meaning | A gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaled. | |
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| Synonyms | inhalation anaesthetic, inhalation general anesthetic, inhalation general anaesthetic | |
| Narrower | chloroform, trichloromethane | A volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3) |
| cyclopropane | A colorless flammable gas sometimes used as an inhalation anesthetic | |
| ether, ethoxyethane, divinyl ether, vinyl ether, diethyl ether, ethyl ether | A colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid / liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic | |
| halothane | A nonflammable inhalation anesthetic that produces general anesthesia | |
| isoflurane | A widely used inhalation anesthetic | |
| nitrous oxide, laughing gas | inhalation anesthetic used as an anesthetic in dentistry and surgery | |
| Broader | general anesthetic, general anaesthetic | An anesthetic that anesthetizes the entire body and causes loss of consciousness |
| Spanish | anestesia por inhalación | |
| Catalan | anestèsia per inhalació | |
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