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anesthetic

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) anesthetic (adjective)
  2. 2) anesthetic (noun)
  3. anaesthesia
  4. general anesthesia (noun)

1an·es·thet·ic

adj \ˌa-nəs-ˈthe-tik\

Definition of ANESTHETIC

1
: of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia
2
: lacking awareness or sensitivity <was anesthetic to their feelings>
— an·es·thet·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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First Known Use of ANESTHETIC

1846

Other Medicine Terms

analgesia, angina, diabetes, hepatitis, homeopathy, logorrhea, palliate, pandemic

Rhymes with ANESTHETIC

alphabetic, apathetic, arithmetic, asyndetic, copacetic, diabetic, diarrhetic, diathetic, dietetic, digenetic, diphyletic, diuretic, empathetic, energetic, epithetic, geodetic, homiletic, Masoretic, nomothetic, sympathetic, synergetic, synesthetic

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