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a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations- We use a local anesthetic so you won't feel pain, but will remain conscious.
anesthetic = a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
- With a novelist, like a surgeon, you have to get a feeling that you've fallen into good hands - someone from whom you can accept the anesthetic with confidence.Saul Bellow (Canadian born American Novelist, 1915-2005)
- Each wrong act brings with it its own anesthetic, dulling the conscience...Rose McCaulay
- It was like taking an anaesthetic.Jack London -- To Build a Fire
- She was in a long, deep sleep that followed the anesthetic.David Almond -- Skellig
- There was always a daub of anesthetic ointment, or a pill; or in severe instances, an injection that brought complete and instantaneous deliverance.Lois Lowry -- The Giver
- At least he didn't need to administer an anaesthetic.Stieg Larsson -- The Girl Who Played with Fire
- She'll be out from under the anesthetic soon, and you can see her."Sinclair Lewis -- Babbitt
- Surprise would be the only anaesthetic.Yann Martel -- Life of Pi
- He's still under the anesthetic.Milan Kundera -- The Unbearable Lightness of Being
- The oxygen solution also contains an anaesthetic that deadens pain receptors.Neal Shusterman -- Unwind
- Dr. Wei will now inject the area with a local anesthetic.Dave Eggers -- A Hologram for the King
- Not meant to inflict pain—probably done under anesthetic, even.Ransom Riggs -- Hollow City
- Some form of natural anaesthetic injected through channels in the beast's tusks.Eoin Colfer -- Artemis Fowl
- When a man wakes after a dangerous operation he puts a special value upon the first face he sees as the anaesthetic wears away.Graham Greene -- The Power and the Glory
- There was probably too much anesthetic for its body weight, and Grant pulled the dart out quickly.Michael Crichton -- Jurassic Park
- He had done his duty and now he could use a little anesthetic — something stronger than Excedrin.Stephen King -- The Shining
- He felt himself coming round from the anaesthetic, beginning to breathe.D.H. Lawrence -- Sons and Lovers
- Hours later, the soldier came round from his anesthetic and muttered the student nurse's name while the surgical ward sister was standing close by.Ian McEwan -- Atonement
- I've got to go to Dandenong; my partner's operating at the hospital and I'm giving the anaesthetic for him.Nevil Shute -- On the Beach
anaesthetic = a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations (such as is administered before surgery)
(editor's note: This is a British spelling. Americans use anesthetic.)
anesthetic = a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations (such as is administered before surgery)
anesthetic = causing temporary loss of bodily sensations
(editor's note: This is a British spelling. Americans use anesthetic.)
(editor's note: This is a British spelling. Americans use anesthetic.)
(editor's note: This is a British spelling. Americans use anesthetic.)
(editor's note: This is a British spelling. Americans use anesthetic.)
(editor's note: This is a British spelling. Americans use anesthetic.)
(editor's note: This is a British spelling. Americans use anesthetic.)
(editor's note: This is a British spelling. Americans use anesthetic.)
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