English > inhalation general anaesthetic: 1 sense > noun 1, artifactMeaning | A gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaled. |
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Synonyms | inhalation anesthetic, inhalation anaesthetic, inhalation general anesthetic |
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Narrower | chloroform, trichloromethane | A volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3) |
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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 |
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Spanish | anestesia por inhalación |
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Catalan | anestèsia per inhalació |
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