- a variation of anesthetic.
anaesthetic
Britishnoun
adjective
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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
"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
Currently, the main way to diagnose whether a patient has the disease on the NHS is through a surgical procedure called a laparoscopy, under general anaesthetic.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 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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