TOPICAL ANAESTHETIC

 Dictionary entry overview: What does topical anaesthetic mean? 

• TOPICAL ANAESTHETIC (noun)
  The noun TOPICAL ANAESTHETIC has 1 sense:

1. anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body

  Familiarity information: TOPICAL ANAESTHETIC used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TOPICAL ANAESTHETIC (noun)

Meaning:

Anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

local anaesthetic; local anesthetic; topical anaesthetic; topical anesthetic; local

Hypernyms ("topical anaesthetic" 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 "topical anaesthetic"):

anesthyl (a mixture of methyl and ethyl chloride; sprayed on as a local anesthetic)

antipruritic (a substance that relieves or prevents itching)

benzocaine; ethyl aminobenzoate (a white crystalline ester used as a local anesthetic)

butacaine; butacaine sulfate (a white crystalline ester that is applied to mucous membranes as a local anesthetic)

ethyl chloride (a colorless flammable gas used as a local surface anesthetic)

Lidocaine; Xylocaine (a local anesthetic (trade names Lidocaine and Xylocaine) used topically on the skin and mucous membranes)

Ethocaine; procaine (a white crystalline powder (trade name Ethocaine) administered near nerves as a local anesthetic in dentistry and medicine)

tetracaine (a crystalline compound used in the form of a hydrochloride as a local anesthetic)