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ANESTHETIC
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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 ("anesthetic" is a kind of...):
drug (a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "anesthetic"):
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)
Derivation:
anesthetic (characterized by insensibility)
anesthetise; anesthetize (administer an anesthetic drug to)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by insensibility
Example:
an anesthetic state
Synonyms:
anaesthetic; anesthetic
Classified under:
Similar:
insensible (incapable of physical sensation)
Derivation:
anesthesia (loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness)
anesthetic (a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Relating to or producing insensibility
Synonyms:
anaesthetic; anesthetic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
anesthesia (loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness)
Context examples:
The use of anesthetics in the central or peripheral nervous system to diminish or eliminate the bombardment of the CNS with nociceptive input, which minimizes stress response, adverse spinal reflexes, and wind-up.
(Neural Block, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic pyridine derivative anesthetic, Phenazopyridine is used as a local anesthetic in urinary tract disorders to relieve pain of lower urinary-tract irritation, as in cystitis, urethritis or prostatitis.
(Phenazopyridine, NCI Thesaurus)
Developed as an anesthetic for humans in 1959.
(Phencyclidine, NCI Thesaurus)
A hallucinogen formerly used as a veterinary anesthetic, and briefly as a general anesthetic for humans.
(Phencyclidine, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
The hydrochloride salt form of mexiletine, a local anesthetic and antiarrhythmic (Class IB) agent structurally related to lidocaine.
(Mexiletine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
Mexiletine's anesthetic activity is due to its ability to block sodium influx in peripheral nerves, thereby reducing the rate and intensity of pain impulses reaching the central nervous system.
(Mexiletine, NCI Thesaurus)
Compared to other local anesthetics, this agent has a more rapid onset and moderate duration of action.
(Mepivacaine, NCI Thesaurus)
Methyleugenol is used as a flavoring agent, as a fragrance and as an anesthetic in rodents.
(Methyleugenol, NCI Thesaurus)
Formerly used as an inhaled anesthetic during surgery, the primary use of chloroform today is in industry, where it is used as a solvent and in the production of the refrigerant freon.
(Chloroform, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic, aminoester, local, anesthetic agent.
(Chloroprocaine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
