INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC
Dictionary entry overview: What does intravenous anesthetic mean?
• INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC (noun)
The noun INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC has 1 sense:
1. an anesthetic that produces anesthesia when injected into the circulatory system
Familiarity information: INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC (noun)
Meaning:
An anesthetic that produces anesthesia when injected into the circulatory system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("intravenous 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 "intravenous anesthetic"):
dibucaine (a local anesthetic that is administered by injection)
tribromoethanol; tribromoethyl alcohol (an intravenous anesthetic)
truth drug; truth serum (an intravenous anesthetic drug that has a hypnotic effect; induces relaxation and weakens inhibitions; is believed to induce people to talk freely)
