Anesthetic
Definitions
A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness for surgery and may render the recipient unconscious.
Canada, US
Equivalents
Españolanestésico
29 more languages
Catalàanestèsic
Danskbedøvelse
Ελληνικάαναισθητικό
Gaeilgeainéistéiseach
Magyarérzéstelenítő
Íslenskadeyfilyf
Italianoanestetico
ភាសាខ្មែរថ្នាំសន្លប់
മലയാളംഅനസ്തികം
Bahasa Melayubius
Kiswahilidawa ya ganzi
ไทยยาสลบ
Türkçeanestezik
Examples
“After a local anesthetic is applied to the eye, do not rub or wipe the eye until the anesthetic has worn off and feeling in the eye returns.”
“Modern anesthetics can be divided into several different groups according to how and where they act to reduce⟳ pain. During premedication, the anesthetist may give⟳ a patient drugs that make⟳ him or her feel⟳ relaxed and drowsy before the actual general anesthetic is administered.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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