Anesthetic

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

  Anesthesia \An`es*the"si*a\, n., Anesthetic \An`es*thet"ic\, a.
     Same as {An[ae]sthesia}, {An[ae]sthetic}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  anesthetic
       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:
            {anaesthetic}, {anesthetic agent}, {anaesthetic agent}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  71 Moby Thesaurus words for "anesthetic":
     Mickey Finn, Pentothal, alleviating, alleviative, analgesic,
     anodyne, assuasive, balmy, balsamic, benumbing, cathartic,
     chloroform, cleansing, cocaine, deadening, demulcent, dope, drug,
     dull, dulling, easing, emollient, ether, ethyl chloride, ethylene,
     gas, hard, hypnotic, impassible, impenetrable, impermeable,
     impervious, insensate, insensitive, knockout drop, lenitive,
     lullaby, mandrake, menthol, mitigating, mitigative, morphia,
     morphine, narcotic, nightcap, nitrous oxide, numbing, obtuse,
     opiate, opium, pain-killer, pain-killing, palliative, poppy,
     purgative, relieving, remedial, rocky, sedative, sleep-bringer,
     sleep-inducer, sleep-producer, sleeping pill, softening,
     somnifacient, soothing, soporific, stunning, stupefying, subduing,
     tranquilizer