All 3 Uses of
anesthetic
in
Main Street
- He'll have a corking farm in ten years, but now——I operated his wife on a kitchen table, with my driver giving the anesthetic.†
Chpt 2 *
- No, Carrie can give the anesthetic, I guess.†
Chpt 15
- Think you could give the anesthetic?†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(anesthetic) a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensationseditor's notes: An anesthetic causes anesthesia (a temporary loss of body sensation). It contrasts with an analgesic which relieves pain without eliminating sensation.
There are two broad categories of anesthetics: A general anesthetic causes loss of consciousness. A local anesthetic blocks sensation in a limited region of the body while maintaining consciousness.