Antonyms for anesthetic


Grammar : Noun
Spell : an-uh s-thet-ik
Phonetic Transcription : ˌæn əsˈθɛt ɪk


Definition of anesthetic

Origin :
  • alternative spelling of anaesthetic (q.v.). See ae.
  • noun sleep-inducer
Example sentences :
  • Before relief could be administered in the shape of an anesthetic he was dead.
  • Extract from : « Jennie Gerhardt » by Theodore Dreiser
  • After the use of this anesthetic, primary union is not usual.
  • Extract from : « Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry » by Maximilian Stern
  • Used in podiatry, as an antiseptic, as a disinfectant and as an anesthetic.
  • Extract from : « Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry » by Maximilian Stern
  • But before she goes under the anesthetic she wants to see you.
  • Extract from : « The Mystery at Dark Cedars » by Edith Lavell
  • Give plenty of anesthetic, just as if he seemed fully conscious.
  • Extract from : « Cursed » by George Allan England
  • Tropacocaine may replace cocaine in every case as an anesthetic.
  • Extract from : « Merck's 1899 Manual » by Merck & Co.
  • The finding of the matches was like an anesthetic to the agony of the clamp on his leg.
  • Extract from : « Bulldog Carney » by W. A. Fraser
  • The stomach must be empty before administering the anesthetic.
  • Extract from : « Dietetics for Nurses » by Fairfax T. Proudfit
  • Before the Operation the patient must be made ready to take the anesthetic.
  • Extract from : « Dietetics for Nurses » by Fairfax T. Proudfit
  • If an anesthetic is to be used these are the pains that call for it.
  • Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Volume I. (of IV.) » by W. Grant Hague, M.D.

Synonyms for anesthetic

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