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ANAESTHETIC AGENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
Synonyms:
anaesthetic; anaesthetic agent; anesthetic; anesthetic agent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("anaesthetic agent" is a kind of...):
drug (a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "anaesthetic agent"):
general anaesthetic; general anesthetic (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; local anaesthetic; local anesthetic; topical anaesthetic; topical anesthetic (anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body)
spinal anaesthetic; spinal anesthetic (an anesthetic that is injected into the spine)
