Associations to the word «Anaesthetic»

Wiktionary

ANAESTHETIC, adjective. (British spelling) Of, relating to, or causing anaesthesia.
ANAESTHETIC, noun. (British spelling) A substance that causes reversible loss of sensation or loss of consciousness; used to perform surgery without pain.

Dictionary definition

ANAESTHETIC, noun. A drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations.
ANAESTHETIC, adjective. Relating to or producing insensibility.
ANAESTHETIC, adjective. Characterized by insensibility; "the young girls are in a state of possession--blind and deaf and anesthetic"; "an anesthetic state".

Wise words

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Yiddish Proverb