anaesthetic
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
anaesthetic /ˌanɪsˈθɛtɪk/ (US anesthetic)
▶noun
- 1 a substance that induces insensitivity to pain.
- 2 (anaesthetics) [treated as sing.] the study or practice of anaesthesia.
'anaesthetic' also found in these Oxford entries:
bite
- chloroform
- cocaine
- epidural
- ether
- gas
- general anaesthetic
- GHB
- halothane
- ketamine
- lidocaine
- local anaesthetic
- nitrous oxide
- phencyclidine
- procaine
- sleep
- thiopentone
- under
