noun
an anesthetic that anesthetizes the entire body and causes loss of consciousness
• Syn: ↑general anesthetic
• Hypernyms: ↑anesthetic, ↑anaesthetic, ↑anesthetic agent, ↑anaesthetic agent
• Hyponyms:
↑inhalation anesthetic, ↑inhalation anaesthetic, ↑inhalation general anesthetic, ↑inhalation general anaesthetic, ↑ketamine, ↑ketamine hydrochloride, ↑Ketalar
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general anaesthetic
One which produces insensibility in the whole body, usu causing unconsciousness
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Main Entry: ↑anaesthesia
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general anaesthetic see under ↑anaesthesia
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Main Entry: ↑general
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general anaesthetic UK US noun [countable/uncountable] [singular general anaesthetic plural general anaesthetics]
a substance that a doctor puts into your body so that you will sleep and not feel any pain during an operation
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