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GENERAL ANESTHETIC

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Dictionary entry overview: What does general anesthetic mean?

• GENERAL ANESTHETIC (noun)
The noun GENERAL ANESTHETIC has 1 sense:

1. an anesthetic that anesthetizes entire body and causes loss of consciousness

Familiarity information: GENERAL ANESTHETIC used as a noun is very rare.

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• GENERAL ANESTHETIC (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An anesthetic that anesthetizes entire body and causes loss of consciousness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

general anaesthetic; general anesthetic

Hypernyms ("general anesthetic" is a kind of...):

anaesthetic; anaesthetic agent; anesthetic; anesthetic agent (a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "general anesthetic"):

inhalation anaesthetic; inhalation anesthetic; inhalation general anaesthetic; inhalation general anesthetic (a gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaled)

Ketalar; ketamine; ketamine hydrochloride (a general anesthetic and tranquilizer (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly; used mainly by veterinarians or for minor surgery with geriatric or pediatric patients; taken in large doses it causes hallucinations similar to those associated with the use of PCP)

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