Anesthetic Synonyms

ăn'ĭs-thĕt'ĭk

Category:

Part of speech:

Synonyms for Anesthetic

sedative
A sedative medicine
4
0
dope
Dope is defined as a drug, a stupid person, a thick liquid lubricant or sealer, or personal information.
4
0
soporific
Something inducing sleep, especially a drug.
3
0
opiate
Any of various analgesic, narcotic drugs derived from the opium poppy, such as morphine or codeine.
2
0
painkiller
A medicine that relieves pain; analgesic
2
1
anodyne
(Pharmacology) Any medicine or other agent that relieves pain.
1
0
hypnosis
Hypnotism.
1
0
Advertisement
inhalant
Something, especially a medication, that is inhaled
1
0
narcotic
A drug that, by law, is illegal or designated a controlled substance.
1
0
local-anesthetic
(Medicine) An anesthetic (anesthetic substance) that causes loss of sensation only to the area to which it is applied.
1
0
bloodless
Achieved without bloodshed:
0
0
dull
Not bright or intelligent; stupid; slow of understanding.
0
0
insensate
Lacking sensibility; without regard or feeling for others; cold; insensitive
0
0
insensible
Not recognizing or realizing; unaware; indifferent
0
0
Advertisement
insensitive
Indifferent or inattentive:
0
0
drug
A substance used in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of a disease or as a component of a medication.
0
0
ether
(Archaic, physics, uncountable) A substance (aether) once thought to fill all space that allowed electromagnetic waves to pass through it and interact with matter, without exerting any resistance to matter or energy (disproved by Einstein in his Theory of Relativity).
0
0
general-anesthetic
Any of various anesthetic drugs, usually administered by inhalation or intravenous injection, that produce general anesthesia.
0
0
morphine
An alkaloid, C17 H19 NO3 , extracted from opium and used in the form of its hydrated sulfate or hydrochloride salt to relieve moderate to severe pain.
0
0
palliative
A thing that palliates
0
0
spinal
An anesthetic injected into the spinal cord to induce partial or complete anesthesia.
0
0
Advertisement
anaesthetic
A substance that causes reversible loss of sensation or loss of consciousness; used to perform surgery without pain.
0
0
anesthetic agent
a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
0
0
anaesthetic agent
a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
0
0
menthol
A menthol cigarette.
0
0
sleep-producer
0
0
analgesic
(Pharmacology) Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain without inducing unconsciousness.
0
1
gas
(Slang) A humorous or entertaining event or person.
0
1
Advertisement
hypodermic injection
A subcutaneous, intracutaneous, intramuscular, or intravenous injection by means of a hypodermic syringe and needle.
0
1
drops
Plural form of drop
0
1

Words Related to Anesthetic

attitude
Lacking passion and emotion
0
0
feelings
Lacking passion and emotion
0
0
sedation
0
0
Find another word for anesthetic. In this page you can discover 36 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for anesthetic, like: sedative, dope, soporific, opiate, painkiller, anodyne, hypnosis, inhalant, narcotic, local-anesthetic and bloodless.
Trending topics
More Articles

Anesthetic Sentence Examples

  • In some cases, the doctor will apply a local anesthetic to the area first.

  • The doctor will begin by injecting a local anesthetic in order to examine the wound thoroughly without causing additional pain to the child.

  • General anesthetics Sometimes surgery or an investigation requiring a general anesthetic is unavoidable in withdrawal.

  • Either ice packs and a freezing spray, or an injectible anesthetic like lidocaine, is used to numb the skin.

  • During the procedure, patients can choose to have an anesthetic, though many doctors have found it to be unnecessary in many cases.

More sentences

Words near anesthetic in the Thesaurus