Anaesthetic

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Anaesthetic \An`[ae]s*thet"ic\, Anesthetic \An`es*thet"ic\
     ([a^]n`[e^]s*th[e^]t"[i^]k), a. (Med.)
     (a) Capable of causing anesthesia; as, an[ae]sthetic agents.
     (b) Characterized by, or connected with, anesthesia; as, an
         an[ae]sthetic effect or operation.
         [1913 Webster + AS] anesthetic



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  anaesthetic \an`[ae]s*thet"ic\, anesthetic \an`es*thet"ic\--AS,
     n. (Med.)
     A substance which produces anesthesia, as chloroform, ether,
     etc.
     [1913 Webster + AS]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  anaesthetic
       adj : characterized by insensibility; "the young girls are in a
             state of possession--blind and deaf and anesthetic";
             "an anesthetic state" [syn: {anesthetic(a)}, {anaesthetic(a)}]
       n : a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations [syn:
            {anesthetic}, {anesthetic agent}, {anaesthetic agent}]