What does "anaesthetic" mean?
Anaesthetic: (a) Capable of rendering insensible; as, anæsthetic agents. (b) Characterized by, or connected with, insensibility; as, an anæsthetic effect or operation.
Additional senses
- 2.That which produces insensibility to pain, as chloroform, ether, etc.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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