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anaesthetic

an·es·thet·ic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [an-uh s-thet-ik]
    • /ˌæn əsˈθɛt ɪk/
    • /ˌæn.əsˈθet.ɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-uh s-thet-ik]
    • /ˌæn əsˈθɛt ɪk/

Definitions of anaesthetic word

  • variable noun anaesthetic Anaesthetic is a substance that doctors use to stop you feeling pain during an operation, either in the whole of your body when you are unconscious, or in a part of your body when you are awake. 3
  • noun anaesthetic a substance that causes anaesthesia 3
  • adjective anaesthetic causing or characterized by anaesthesia 3
  • abbreviation ANAESTHETIC anesthesia. 1
  • adjective anaesthetic pertaining to or causing physical insensibility: an anesthetic gas. 1
  • adjective anaesthetic physically insensitive: Halothane is used to produce an anesthetic state. 1

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Origin of anaesthetic

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
1840-50, Americanism; < Greek anaísthēt(os) without feeling, senseless + -ic; see an-1, aesthetic

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Parts of speech for Anaesthetic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

anaesthetic popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Synonyms for anaesthetic

noun anaesthetic

  • analgesic — An analgesic drug reduces the effect of pain.
  • anodyne — If you describe something as anodyne, you are criticizing it because it has no strong characteristics and is not likely to excite, interest, or upset anyone.
  • dope — any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
  • gas — GNU assembler
  • hypnotic — of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.

adjective anaesthetic

  • numbing — deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move: fingers numb with cold.
  • deadening — A deadening situation destroys people's enthusiasm and imagination.

Antonyms for anaesthetic

noun anaesthetic

  • analeptic — (of a drug, etc) stimulating the central nervous system
  • stimulant — Physiology, Medicine/Medical. something that temporarily quickens some vital process or the functional activity of some organ or part: Adrenalin is a stimulant for the heart. Compare depressant (def 4).

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