anaesthetic

an·aes·thet·ic  (ns-thtk)

adv. & n.

Variant of anesthetic.

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anaesthetic or US anesthetic [an-niss-thet-ik]

Noun

a substance that causes anaesthesia

Adjective

causing anaesthesia

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	anaesthetic - a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations anaesthetic agent, anesthetic, anesthetic agent drug - a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic general anaesthetic, general anesthetic - an anesthetic that anesthetizes the entire body and causes loss of consciousness intravenous anesthetic - an anesthetic that produces anesthesia when injected into the circulatory system local anaesthetic, local anesthetic, topical anaesthetic, topical anesthetic, local - anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body spinal anaesthetic, spinal anesthetic - an anesthetic that is injected into the spine
Adj.	1.	anaesthetic - relating to or producing insensibility anesthetic
	2.	anaesthetic - characterized by insensibility; "the young girls are in a state of possession--blind and deaf and anesthetic"; "an anesthetic state" anesthetic insensible - incapable of physical sensation; "insensible to pain"; "insensible earth"

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anaesthetic

noun 1. painkiller, narcotic, sedative, opiate, anodyne, analgesic, soporific, stupefacient, stupefactive

adjective 2. pain-killing, dulling, numbing, narcotic, sedative, opiate, deadening, anodyne, analgesic, soporific, sleep-inducing, stupefacient, stupefactive

Translations

anaesthetic [ænɪsˈθɛtɪk] n → anestesia;

local/general anaesthetic → anestesia local/general

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anaesthetic (US), anesthetic [ænɪsˈθɛtɪk] adj, n → anesthésique m;

under the anaesthetic → sous anesthésie;

local/general anaesthetic → anesthésie locale/générale

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anaesthetic (US) anesthetic [ænɪsˈθɛtɪk] n → Betäubungsmittel nt;

under (the) anaesthetic → unter Narkose;

local anaesthetic → örtliche Betäubung f;

general anaesthetic → Vollnarkose f

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anaesthetic [ænɪsˈθɛtɪk] adj → anestetico/a

n → anestetico;

local/general anaesthetic → anestesia locale/totale;

under the anaesthetic → sotto anestesia