anaesthetic
Britishnoun
adjective
Example Sentences
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Her son Milo was born by an emergency C-section while Erin was under general anaesthetic, after a huge bleed broke her waters at 34 weeks.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
It dodged capture despite efforts by hunters and responders equipped with traps and anaesthetic guns, and escaped late Wednesday.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
At the 2022 French Open, the pain in Nadal's foot was so bad that he asked Dr Angel Ruiz-Cotorro to put the sensory nerve to sleep with targeted anaesthetic injections.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
The next day, Olivia had to have a procedure under general anaesthetic.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026
That was in 1924, and taking out a child’s adenoids, and often the tonsils as well, without any anaesthetic was common practice in those days.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
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