anaesthetic

noun

/ˌænəsˈθetɪk/

(US English anesthetic)

[uncountable, countable]

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a drug that makes a person or an animal unable to feel anything, especially pain, either in the whole body or in a part of the body
- under anaesthetic How long will I be under anaesthetic?
- They gave him a general anaesthetic (= one that makes you become unconscious).
- (a) local anaesthetic (= one that affects only a part of the body)
- We forget what life must have been like without anaesthetics and painkillers.
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- amputate
- anaesthetic
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- scalpel
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- surgery
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- anaesthetic
- cavity
- check-up
- crown
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- dentures
- drill
- extract
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- hygienist
Extra Examples
- It would have to be done under anaesthetic.
- The anaesthetic began to take effect.
- They had to operate without anaesthetic.
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- general
- local
verb + anaesthetic/anesthetic
- administer
- give somebody
- inject
- …
anaesthetic/anesthetic + verb
- take effect
- work
- wear off
- …
preposition
- under (an/the) anaesthetic
- without (an/the) anaesthetic
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Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Greek anaisthētos ‘insensible’, related to anaisthēsia, (from an- ‘without’ + aisthēsis ‘sensation’) + -ic.

anaesthetic

adjective

/ˌænəsˈθetɪk/

(US English anesthetic)

[only before noun]

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containing a substance that makes a person or an animal unable to feel pain in all or part of the body
- an anaesthetic drug/spray
Topics Social issuesc1
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Greek anaisthētos ‘insensible’, related to anaisthēsia, (from an- ‘without’ + aisthēsis ‘sensation’) + -ic.

单词	anaesthetic
释义	anaesthetic noun /ˌænəsˈθetɪk/ /ˌænəsˈθetɪk/ (US English anesthetic) [uncountable, countable] jump to other results a drug that makes a person or an animal unable to feel anything, especially pain, either in the whole body or in a part of the body under anaesthetic How long will I be under anaesthetic? They gave him a general anaesthetic (= one that makes you become unconscious). (a) local anaesthetic (= one that affects only a part of the body) We forget what life must have been like without anaesthetics and painkillers. Wordfinder amputate anaesthetic graft operation procedure scalpel scrubs stitch surgery transplant Wordfinder anaesthetic cavity check-up crown dentist dentures drill extract filling hygienist Extra Examples It would have to be done under anaesthetic. The anaesthetic began to take effect. They had to operate without anaesthetic. Topics Social issuesc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective general local verb + anaesthetic/anesthetic administer give somebody inject … anaesthetic/anesthetic + verb take effect work wear off … preposition under (an/the) anaesthetic without (an/the) anaesthetic See full entry Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Greek anaisthētos ‘insensible’, related to anaisthēsia, (from an- ‘without’ + aisthēsis ‘sensation’) + -ic. anaesthetic adjective /ˌænəsˈθetɪk/ /ˌænəsˈθetɪk/ (US English anesthetic) [only before noun] jump to other results containing a substance that makes a person or an animal unable to feel pain in all or part of the body an anaesthetic drug/spray Topics Social issuesc1 Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Greek anaisthētos ‘insensible’, related to anaisthēsia, (from an- ‘without’ + aisthēsis ‘sensation’) + -ic.
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