Definition & Meaning of "anesthetic"

Anesthetic

a type of drug that makes the whole or part of the body unable to feel pain when administered

anesthetic

relating to or producing insensibility

characterized by insensibility

Example

Some patients experience temporary numbness or tingling at the injection site after receiving an anesthetic.

The strong anesthetic worked to deaden the sensation in his arm during the procedure.

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