anaesthetic

British

/ ˌænɪsˈθɛtɪk /

noun

a substance that causes anaesthesia

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

causing or characterized by anaesthesia

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Removing the nodule can take place under general anaesthetic with the patient breathing through a tube.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

The operation is normally carried out under general anaesthetic with the patient breathing through a tube.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Bradnam said his first report, in 2020, concerned ventilation and temperature control in rooms with anaesthetic gases.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

"I hope when I wake up after the anaesthetic, Fedorov will be back at the Ministry of Defence," the unnamed soldier says in a video posted on Telegram.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Another doctor in a mask gave the anaesthetic.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway

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