All anaesthetic synonyms
an·es·thet·ic
A a noun anaesthetic
- opiate — a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- shot — a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- soporific — causing or tending to cause sleep.
- inhalant — a medicine, allergen, or other substance that is inhaled.
- spinal — of, relating to, or belonging to a spine or thornlike structure, especially to the backbone.
- painkiller — a drug, treatment, or anything else that relieves pain, especially an analgesic.
- general anesthetic — (medicine) An anesthetic (anesthetic substance) that causes loss of sensation to the whole body.
- sedative — tending to calm or soothe.
- hypnosis — an artificially induced trance state resembling sleep, characterized by heightened susceptibility to suggestion.
- 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.
- narcotic — any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.