anesthetic: Meaning and Definition of
an•es•thet•ic
Pronunciation: (an"us-thet'ik), [key]
— n.
- a substance that produces anesthesia, as halothane, procaine, or ether.
—adj.
- pertaining to or causing physical insensibility: an anesthetic gas.
- physically insensitive: Halothane is used to produce an anesthetic state.
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