GENERAL ANAESTHETIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does general anaesthetic mean? 

• GENERAL ANAESTHETIC (noun)
  The noun GENERAL ANAESTHETIC has 1 sense:

1. an anesthetic that anesthetizes the entire body and causes loss of consciousness

  Familiarity information: GENERAL ANAESTHETIC used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENERAL ANAESTHETIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An anesthetic that anesthetizes the entire body and causes loss of consciousness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

general anaesthetic; general anesthetic

Hypernyms ("general anaesthetic" is a kind of...):

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

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

inhalation anaesthetic; inhalation anesthetic; inhalation general anaesthetic; inhalation general anesthetic (a gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaled)

Ketalar; ketamine; ketamine hydrochloride (a general anesthetic and tranquilizer (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly; used mainly by veterinarians or for minor surgery with geriatric or pediatric patients; taken in large doses it causes hallucinations similar to those associated with the use of PCP)

 Context examples 

A fluorinated ether and very potent and stable general anaesthetic agent.

(Enflurane, NCI Thesaurus)