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}]
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