Associations to the word «Anesthetic»

Wiktionary

ANESTHETIC, adjective. (American spelling) Causing the reduction of pain sensitivity.
ANESTHETIC, noun. (American spelling) (medicine) A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness. An anesthetic may or may not render the recipient unconscious, depending upon the type used.

Dictionary definition

ANESTHETIC, noun. A drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations.
ANESTHETIC, adjective. Relating to or producing insensibility.
ANESTHETIC, 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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