anesthetic
A substance or drug that induces a reversible loss of sensation or consciousness. It is used in medical procedures to prevent a patient from feeling pain during surgery or other painful treatments.
Beispiele
3 von 5The dentist administered a local anesthetic to numb my jaw before the procedure.
The dentist gave me a numbing medicine for my jaw before starting the work.
Modern surgical techniques require the precise administration of a general anesthetic.
Current surgery methods need a very accurate dose of medicine that puts the patient to sleep.
I was still feeling pretty out of it from the anesthetic an hour after the surgery.
I felt confused and tired from the pain-blocking drug even an hour after the operation.
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Break it down: 'An-' (without) and '-esthetic' (feeling/beauty). If you have an anesthetic, you are 'without feeling'.
Schnelles Quiz
The surgeon waited for the _______ to take full effect before making the first incision.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: anesthetic
Beispiele
The dentist administered a local anesthetic to numb my jaw before the procedure.
everydayThe dentist gave me a numbing medicine for my jaw before starting the work.
Modern surgical techniques require the precise administration of a general anesthetic.
formalCurrent surgery methods need a very accurate dose of medicine that puts the patient to sleep.
I was still feeling pretty out of it from the anesthetic an hour after the surgery.
informalI felt confused and tired from the pain-blocking drug even an hour after the operation.
The study compares the physiological effects of various volatile anesthetics on respiratory function.
academicThe research looks at how different inhaled pain drugs affect breathing.
The pharmaceutical division is focusing on developing a faster-acting anesthetic for outpatient clinics.
businessThe drug company branch is working on making a pain-blocking drug that works more quickly for small clinics.
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
go under anesthetic
to be made unconscious for a medical operation
anesthetic cream
a lotion used to numb the surface of the skin
topical anesthetic
a substance applied directly to a body part to numb it
Wird oft verwechselt mit
An anesthetic causes a total loss of sensation (numbness), whereas an analgesic reduces pain without necessarily causing numbness.
Anesthesia is the state of being unable to feel pain; an anesthetic is the actual drug that causes that state.
Nutzungshinweise
The word can be used as both a noun (the drug) and an adjective (describing something that causes numbness). In British English, it is spelled 'anaesthetic'.
Häufige Fehler
Learners often use 'anesthesia' when they mean the drug itself. Remember: anesthetic is the object/substance, anesthesia is the condition.
Merkhilfe
Break it down: 'An-' (without) and '-esthetic' (feeling/beauty). If you have an anesthetic, you are 'without feeling'.
Wortherkunft
From the Greek 'an-' (without) and 'aisthesis' (sensation).
Grammatikmuster
Kultureller Kontext
In many healthcare systems, a specialized doctor called an anesthesiologist is responsible for managing anesthetics during surgery.
Schnelles Quiz
The surgeon waited for the _______ to take full effect before making the first incision.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: anesthetic
Verwandtes Vokabular
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a
A1A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.
that
A1This word is a demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a specific person, object, or idea that is further away in space or time from the speaker. It is also used to refer back to something that has already been mentioned or to introduce a clause that identifies something.
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not
A1A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.
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A1A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.
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you
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