All 4 Uses of
anesthetic
in
A Farewell to Arms
- He used a local anaesthetic called something or other "snow," which froze the tissue and avoided pain until the probe, the scalpel or the forceps got below the frozen portion.†
Book 2
- Because people get very blabby under an anaesthetic.†
Book 2
- What must it have been like before there were anaesthetics?†
Book 5
- Another doctor in a mask gave the anaesthetic.†
Book 5 *
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.