释义 |
general anaestheticˌgeneral anaesˈthetic British English, general anesthetic American English noun [countable, uncountable] - A cone biopsy, which removes rather more tissue, requires a general anaesthetic.
- Electrodiathermy to cauterize the cervix requires a general anaesthetic and is falling into disuse.
- Surgery means an operation in which you will be given a general anaesthetic so that you are very deeply unconscious.
- The girl, who was having a tooth removed under general anaesthetic, developed breathing difficulties.
- The operation takes around 15 minutes under general anaesthetic.
a medicine that makes you unconscious during an operation so that you do not feel any pain → local anaesthetic: I had the operation done under general anaesthetic. |