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 2local anaesthetic = a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations in a limited region of the body while maintaining consciousness
- Because people get very blabby under an anaesthetic.†
Book 2anaesthetic = a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensationsunconventional spelling: This is a British spelling. Americans use anesthetic.
- What must it have been like before there were anaesthetics?†
Book 5anaesthetics = drugs that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
- Another doctor in a mask gave the anaesthetic.†
Book 5 *anaesthetic = a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensationsunconventional spelling: This is a British spelling. Americans use anesthetic.
Definition:
a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
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.
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.