anaesthetic

/ ˌænɪsˈθɛtɪk /

noun

a substance that causes anaesthesia

adjective

causing or characterized by anaesthesia

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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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Ketamine is used as an anaesthetic in medical procedures, but its recreational use is illegal in South Korea.

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He described holding "Botox parties" for groups of young women and was also filmed offering prescription-only weight-loss drugs and an illegal anaesthetic.

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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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