anaesthetic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
    anesthetic; anesthetic agent; anaesthetic agent.
  2. adjective relating to or producing insensibility
    anesthetic.
  3. adjective satellite characterized by insensibility
    anesthetic.
    • the young girls are in a state of possession--blind and deaf and anesthetic
    • an anesthetic state

WordNet

An`æs*thet"ic adjective (Also<
  • Anaesthetic
  • Anæsthetic
)
Definitions
  1. (Med.) (a) Capable of rendering insensible; as, anæsthetic agents. (b) Characterized by, or connected with, insensibility; as, an anæsthetic effect or operation.
An`æs*thet"ic noun (Also<
  • Anaesthetic
  • Anæsthetic
)
Definitions
  1. (Med.) That which produces insensibility to pain, as chloroform, ether, etc.

Webster 1913