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INHALATION ANESTHETIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaled
Synonyms:
inhalation anaesthetic; inhalation anesthetic; inhalation general anaesthetic; inhalation general anesthetic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("inhalation anesthetic" is a kind of...):
general anaesthetic; general anesthetic (an anesthetic that anesthetizes the entire body and causes loss of consciousness)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inhalation anesthetic"):
chloroform; trichloromethane (a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic)
cyclopropane (a colorless flammable gas sometimes used as an inhalation anesthetic)
diethyl ether; divinyl ether; ether; ethoxyethane; ethyl ether; vinyl ether (a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic)
halothane (a nonflammable inhalation anesthetic that produces general anesthesia; used along with analgesics and muscle relaxants for many types of surgical procedures)
isoflurane (a widely used inhalation anesthetic)
laughing gas; nitrous oxide (inhalation anesthetic used as an anesthetic in dentistry and surgery)
