anaesthetic
21anaesthetic agent — noun a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations • Syn: ↑anesthetic, ↑anaesthetic, ↑anesthetic agent • Derivationally related forms: ↑anaesthetic (for: ↑anaesthetic), ↑anaesthetize …
22Anaesthetic equipment — This article discusses various equipment used in anaesthesia, particularly general anaesthesia but also local anaesthesia. Anaesthetic machineGeneral anaesthesia requires the anaesthetic machine, tested daily, as basic equipment. It is imperative …
23anaesthetic — chiefly British variant of anesthetic …
24anaesthetic — a chemical used to reduce a fish s movements or metabolic rate prior to some procedure such as tagging or transport. Chemicals include MS 222 and clove oil and, for fry, novocaine and sodium barbitol …
25anaesthetic — an·aes·thet·ic (ăn ĭs thĕtʹĭk) adv. & n. Variant of anesthetic. * * * …
26anaesthetic — 1. adjective /æn.əs.ˈθɛ.tɪk/ Of, relating to, or causing anaesthesia. 2. noun /æn.əs.ˈθɛ.tɪk/ A substance that causes reversible loss of sensation or loss of consciousness; used to perform surgery without pain …
27anaesthetic — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective See anesthetic …
28anaesthetic — an|aes|thet|ic [ ,ænəs θetık ] another spelling of anesthetic …
29anaesthetic — an·aes thet·ic || ‚ænɪs θetɪk adj. (Medicine) serving to reduce the ability to feel pain (of drugs); (Pathology) causing lack of feeling (of a disease) …
30anaesthetic — [ˌanɪs θɛtɪk] (US anesthetic) noun 1》 a substance that induces insensitivity to pain. 2》 (anaesthetics) [treated as sing.] the study or practice of anaesthesia. adjective inducing or relating to anaesthesia …
