anaesthetic
11anaesthetic — adj. & n. (US anesthetic) n. a substance that produces insensibility to pain etc. adj. producing partial or complete insensibility to pain etc. Phrases and idioms: general anaesthetic an anaesthetic that affects the whole body, usu. with loss of… …
12anaesthetic — 1. n. an agent that reduces or abolishes sensation, affecting either the whole body (general anaesthetic) or a particular area or region (local anaesthetic). General anaesthetics, used for surgical procedures, depress activity of the central… …
13anaesthetic — [[t]æ̱nɪsθe̱tɪk[/t]] anaesthetics N MASS: oft under N Anaesthetic is a substance that doctors use to stop you feeling pain during an operation, either in the whole of your body when you are unconscious, or in a part of your body when you are… …
14anaesthetic — 1) n. an agent that reduces or abolishes sensation, affecting either the whole body (general anaesthetic) or a particular area or region (local anaesthetic). General anaesthetics, used for surgical procedures, depress activity of the central… …
15anaesthetic — /ænəsˈθɛtɪk / (say anuhs thetik) noun 1. a substance which induces anaesthesia, especially one injected or applied as a preliminary to a medical procedure. See general anaesthetic, local anaesthetic. –adjective 2. relating to or causing physical… …
16anaesthetic — anesthetic / anaesthetic [n] sleep inducing or numbing drug analgesic, anodyne, dope*, gas, hypnotic, inhalant, narcotic, opiate, pain killer, shot, soporific, spinal; concept 307 …
17anaesthetic — anestetikas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Skausmą slopinantis (anesteziją sukeliantis) vaistas. atitikmenys: angl. anaesthetic; anesthetic rus. анестетик …
18Anaesthetic Technician — Anaesthetic Technicians are healthcare workers employed in the New Zealand Health Service and the Australian Health Service. Anaesthetic Technicians are mainly employed by Anaesthetic Departments or Operating theatre Suites, but can be found in… …
19Anaesthetic machine — The anaesthetic machine (or anesthesia machine in America) is used by anaesthesiologists to support the administration of anaesthesia. The most common type of anaesthetic machine in use in the developed world is the continuous flow anaesthetic… …
20Anaesthetic vaporiser — An anaesthetic vaporiser is a device generally attached to an anaesthetic machine which delivers a given concentration of a volatile anaesthetic agent. The design of these devices takes account of varying *ambient temperature *fresh gas flow… …
