The surgery required a 'general anesthetic'. [=a drug that makes a person unconscious and unable to feel pain]
a 'local anesthetic' [=a drug that makes a part of the body unable to feel pain]
The doctor gave him the stitches without an 'anesthetic'.
(..) You can do that seems so real Alex it's very important you understand what's happening. This is real. It's not a dream, it's not drugs, or anesthetics. I know I'm dreaming, because I can feel all of this. Alex, Amputees can often feel their missing appendages. It's called Phantom (..)2014 RoboCop