Definition of anaesthetics Anaesthetics
/ˌænəsθˈɛtɪks/ - an•aes•thet•ics
We found 3 definitions of anaesthetics from 2 different sources.
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British English
anaesthetics - /ˌænəsθˈɛtɪks/
American English
anesthetics - /æˌnʌsθɛˈtɪks/
What does anaesthetics mean?
Wiktionary 
- anaesthetics (Noun)
Plural of anaesthetic.
Part of speech
🔤- anaesthetics, noun, plural of anaesthetic.
WordNet
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| anaesthetic - relating to or producing insensibility | ||
| anesthetic | ||
| anaesthetic - characterized by insensibility; "the young girls are in a state of possession--blind and deaf and anesthetic"; "an anesthetic state" | ||
| anesthetic | ||
| insensible unresponsive to stimulation; "he lay insensible where he had fallen"; "drugged and senseless" | ||
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Wiktionary
- anaesthetic (Noun)
A substance that causes reversible loss of sensation or loss of consciousness; used to perform surgery without pain. - anaesthetic (Adjective)
Of, relating to, or causing anaesthesia.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- anaesthetic (a.)
Capable of rendering insensible; as, anaesthetic agents. - anaesthetic (a.)
Characterized by, or connected with, insensibility; as, an anaesthetic effect or operation. - anaesthetic (n.)
That which produces insensibility to pain, as chloroform, ether, etc.
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anaesthetic
A substance, used in surgery etc, that causes lack of feeling in a part of the body or unconsciousness.
Part of speech
🔤- anaesthetic, noun, singular of anaesthetics.
