anaesthetic

British

/ ˌænɪsˈθɛtɪk /

noun

a substance that causes anaesthesia

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adjective

causing or characterized by anaesthesia

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Ketamine, a surgical anaesthetic, is used as a treatment for depression, anxiety and pain.

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Risks for those with higher BMIs are related to anaesthetic effectiveness as well as wound healing, blood clots and infections.

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When she wakes up, she will regain consciousness more quickly and clearly because she required lower doses of anaesthetic drugs such as propofol and opioid painkillers than patients who heard no music.

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She was given a local anaesthetic but Mrs Lord says the pain did not go away.

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Ms Bacon was given a local anaesthetic to numb her scalp and skull and had immediate improvement in her fingers on the operating table, allowing her to play the clarinet easily.

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