anesthetic

Definition

  • noun: a drug that causes a person to lose feeling and to feel no pain in part or all of the body
  • adjective: of, relating to, or capable of producing 'anesthesia'
  • synonyms: mickey finn, pentothal, alleviating

Examples

  • 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'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) 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 (..)
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