general anesthetic

Any of various anesthetic drugs, usually administered by inhalation or intravenous injection, that produce general anesthesia.

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Noun

general anesthetic - an anesthetic that anesthetizes the entire body and causes loss of consciousness

general anaesthetic

anaesthetic, anaesthetic agent, anesthetic, anesthetic agent - a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations

inhalation anaesthetic, inhalation anesthetic, inhalation general anaesthetic, inhalation general anesthetic - a gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaled

Ketalar, ketamine, ketamine hydrochloride - a general anesthetic and tranquilizer (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly; used mainly by veterinarians or for minor surgery with geriatric or pediatric patients; taken in large doses it causes hallucinations similar to those associated with the use of PCP

Translations

تَخْديرٌ عَامّ

celková anestezie

totalbedøvelse

nukutus

opća anestezija

全身麻酔

전신 마취

средство для общего обезболивания

narkos

การวางยาสลบ

genel anestezi

gây mê toàn thể

全身麻醉

general anesthetic

→ تَخْديرٌ عَامّ celková anestezie totalbedøvelse Vollnarkose γενική αναισθησία anestesia general nukutus anesthésie générale opća anestezija anestesia totale 全身麻酔 전신 마취 narcose narkose znieczulenie ogólne anestesia geral средство для общего обезболивания narkos การวางยาสลบ genel anestezi gây mê toàn thể 全身麻醉

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The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning that repeated or lengthy use of general anesthetic and sedation drugs during surgeries or procedures in children younger than 3 years or in pregnant women during their third trimester may affect the development of children's brains.

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Though the woman can no longer feel the dull ache in her hip, she can feel a prickly burning in her arm where a general anesthetic drips intravenously into her veins.

Scientists find molecular key to paradoxical pain: study pinpoints trigger of burning by anesthetics

In a preliminary study, Massachusetts General Hospital researchers have linked a common general anesthetic to brain cell death and neuronal changes associated with Alzheimer's disease(AD), according to a report published in the February 7 Journal of Neuroscience.

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``Patients like Samantha understand surgeons may have to resort to general anesthetic at any time during an operation.

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The patient is placed under a local or general anesthetic, and the surgeon works through a speculum.

Exostoses of the external auditory canal