ANESTHETIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does anesthetic mean? 

• ANESTHETIC (noun)
  The noun ANESTHETIC has 1 sense:

1. a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations

  Familiarity information: ANESTHETIC used as a noun is very rare.

• ANESTHETIC (adjective)
  The adjective ANESTHETIC has 2 senses:

1. relating to or producing insensibility

2. characterized by insensibility

  Familiarity information: ANESTHETIC used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANESTHETIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

anaesthetic; anaesthetic agent; anesthetic; anesthetic agent

Hypernyms ("anesthetic" is a kind of...):

drug (a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "anesthetic"):

general anaesthetic; general anesthetic (an anesthetic that anesthetizes the entire body and causes loss of consciousness)

intravenous anesthetic (an anesthetic that produces anesthesia when injected into the circulatory system)

local; local anaesthetic; local anesthetic; topical anaesthetic; topical anesthetic (anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body)

spinal anaesthetic; spinal anesthetic (an anesthetic that is injected into the spine)

Derivation:

anesthetic (characterized by insensibility)

anesthetise; anesthetize (administer an anesthetic drug to)

• ANESTHETIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or producing insensibility

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

anaesthetic; anesthetic

Pertainym:

anesthesia (loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Characterized by insensibility

Synonyms:

anaesthetic; anesthetic

Context example:

an anesthetic state

Similar:

insensible (incapable of physical sensation)

Derivation:

anesthesia (loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness)

anesthetic (a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations)

 Context examples 

A quinoline derivative and amino amide with anesthetic activity.

(Dibucaine, NCI Thesaurus)

An unclassified compound with local anesthetic effect.

(Dyclonine, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride salt of Dyclonine, an unclassified compound with local anesthetic effect.

(Dyclonine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

An injection of an anesthetic drug into the space between the wall of the spinal canal and the covering of the spinal cord.

(Epidural block, NCI Dictionary)

A fluorinated ether with general anesthetic and muscle relaxant activities.

(Desflurane, NCI Thesaurus)

It is a type of topical anesthetic and a type of wound repair agent.

(Collagen/Aloe Vera/Vitamin E/Lidocaine Topical Hydrogel, NCI Dictionary)

A tropane alkaloid with central nervous systems (CNS) stimulating and local anesthetic activity.

(Cocaine, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride salt form of the tropane alkaloid cocaine, with central nervous systems (CNS) stimulating and local anesthetic activity.

(Cocaine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

An anesthetic procedure that involves administering pharmaceutical agents into the epidural space of the spinal canal.

(Epidural block, NCI Thesaurus)

An organic compound made synthetically or obtained from peppermint or mint oils with flavoring and local anesthetic properties.

(Menthol, NCI Thesaurus)