anesthetic
A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness for…A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness for surgery and may render the recipient unconscious.
» I'll give you a local anesthetic.
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1 senses(Canada, US)A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness for surgery and may render the recipient unconscious.
Anästhetikum, Betäubungsmittel, Narkosemittel
обезбо́ливающееobezbólivajuščeje
- a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
Examples
6 sentencesI'll give you a local anesthetic.
I've given you a local anesthetic.
He lost consciousness under the influence of the anesthetic.
deEr verlor das Bewusstsein unter dem Einfluss des Betäubungsmittels. — Dejo
They administered the anesthetic a few minutes ago but Tom hasn't gone under yet.
I'll give you the anesthetic.
Translations
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Forms
plural: anestheticsSynonyms
3 synonyms- a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations:anaestheticanesthetic agentanaesthetic agent