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anesthetic

anest·he·tic

UK/ˌænəsˈθɛtɪk/ US/ˌænəsˈtɛtɪk/ uncommon us
noun (1) adjective (1)

noun

1.

adjective

1.

characterized by insensibility

  • “the young girls are in a state of possession--blind and deaf and anesthetic”
  • “an anesthetic state”
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Origin

From an- + esthetic, or Latinized form of Ancient Greek ἀναίσθητος (anaísthētos, “insensible”) + -ic, from ἀν- (an-, “un-”) + αἰσθητικός (aisthētikós, “perceptible”).

Phrases

  • general anaesthetic
  • general anesthetic
  • local anaesthetic
  • local anesthetic

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