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anesthetic

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Definition

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

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.)

She was in a long, deep sleep that followed the anesthetic.
David Almond -- Skellig

anesthetic = a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations (such as is administered before surgery)

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

anesthetic = causing temporary loss of bodily sensations

At least he didn't need to administer an anaesthetic.
Stieg Larsson -- The Girl Who Played with Fire

(editor's note: This is a British spelling. Americans use anesthetic.)

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

(editor's note: This is a British spelling. Americans use anesthetic.)

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

(editor's note: This is a British spelling. Americans use anesthetic.)

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

(editor's note: This is a British spelling. Americans use anesthetic.)

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

(editor's note: This is a British spelling. Americans use anesthetic.)

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

(editor's note: This is a British spelling. Americans use anesthetic.)

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

(editor's note: This is a British spelling. Americans use anesthetic.)

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