ALL meanings of anesthetic
an·es·thet·ic
A a - adjective anesthetic relating to, with, or characterized by anesthesia 3
- adjective anesthetic producing anesthesia 3
- noun anesthetic a drug, gas, etc. used to produce anesthesia, as before surgery 3
- noun anesthetic An anesthetic is a substance that causes anesthesia. 3
- noun anesthetic Inducing or relating to insensitivity to pain. 1
- noun anesthetic a substance that produces anesthesia, as halothane, procaine, or ether. 1
- adjective anesthetic pertaining to or causing physical insensibility: an anesthetic gas. 1
- adjective anesthetic physically insensitive: Halothane is used to produce an anesthetic state. 1
- noun anesthetic drug: numbs pain 1
- adjective anesthetic numbing pain 1
- noun anesthetic (American, medicine) A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness. An anesthetic may or may not render the recipient unconscious, depending upon the type used. 0
- adjective anesthetic (American) Causing the reduction of pain sensitivity. 0