anaesthetic
Britishnoun
adjective
Example Sentences
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The next day, Olivia had to have a procedure under general anaesthetic.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026
Carried out under general anaesthetic, the procedure involves opening the skull and removing a small section of bone to relieve pressure on the nerve which is causing the pain.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
Ketamine is used legitimately in human and veterinary medicine as an anaesthetic, for pain relief and more recently to manage treatment-resistant depression.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026
Ketamine, a surgical anaesthetic, is used as a treatment for depression, anxiety and pain.
From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025
He used a local anaesthetic called something or other “snow,” which froze the tissue and avoided pain until the probe, the scalpel or the forceps got below the frozen portion.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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