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anaesthetic agent

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Noun1.anaesthetic agent - a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensationsanaesthetic agent - a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
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


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Simpson introduced ether to obstetric practice in 1847 but, in a search for something better, he tried different anaesthetic agents by inhaling their vapours around the dinner table at his home.
Other local adverse effects of anaesthetic agents include neurovascular manifestations, such as haematoma, oedema, pain, blanching, infection, prolonged anaesthesia, facial paralysis and paraesthesias.
Almost all general anaesthetic agents reduce blood pressure immediately after they are administered.
 
 
 
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