anesthetic

Meanings

• noun

  A drug that causes the loss of sensation or feeling in a specific area of the body, typically used during surgery or dental procedures.

  - "The patient was given an anesthetic before undergoing surgery."
  - "The dentist administered a local anesthetic to numb the patient's tooth before filling."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˌænəsˈtɛtɪk/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with anesthetic
aphetic , hectic , hysteric , pesticide

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Homophones

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1. Anesthetist (en) : A medical professional specializing in the administration of anesthetics.
   

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Variants

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anesthetic , anesthetically , anesthetics , anaesthesia , anaesthesiologies , anaesthesiologist , anaesthesiology , anaesthetic , anaesthetise , anaesthetised , anaesthetises , anaesthetising , anaesthetist , anaesthetists , anesthesia , anesthesiologist , anesthesiology , anesthetist , anesthetize , general anesthesia , general anesthesias , general anesthetic , local anesthesia , local anesthesias , local anesthetic , local anesthetics , pre-anesthetic , preanesthetic

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Etymology

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Derived from the Greek word 'anesthesia' meaning 'insensibility' or 'lack of sensation'.

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Trivia

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1. The first recorded use of an anesthetic during surgery was in 1602 when an Italian surgeon used wine and opium to numb a patient's leg.

2. Laughing gas (nitrous oxide) was the first anesthetic used for dental procedures, first used in 1844 by a dentist named Horace Wells.

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Related Concepts

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1. Local anesthetic: A type of anesthetic that numbs a specific area of the body.

2. General anesthetic: A type of anesthetic that renders the patient unconscious during surgery.

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Culture

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Anesthetics have played a significant role in modern medicine, enabling painless surgeries and dental procedures. Anesthesia has been depicted in various forms of art and literature, including paintings, novels, and films.

How to Memorize "anesthetic"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a syringe filled with a clear liquid anesthetic being injected into a patient's arm.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'anesthetic' with the feeling of numbness or insensitivity.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering 'An apple never feels esthetic, anesthetic makes it numb'.

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