For Anesthetic we have terms and definitions in 9 topics. The topics are Cancer, Carpet, Dental, Ecology, Medical, Naturopathic, Nutrition, Prostate Cancer and Science.

Anesthetic (Cancer)

(an-es-THET-ik) A substance that causes loss of feeling or awareness. Local anesthetics cause loss of feeling in a part of the body. General anesthetics put the person to sleep.

Anesthetic (Carpet)

A chemical that causes total or partial loss of sensation. Overexposure to anesthetics can cause impaired judgment, dizziness, drowsiness, headache, unconsciousness, and even death. Examples of anesthetics include: alcohol, paint remover, certain acids (e.g., hydrofluoric acid), and some dry solvents.

Anesthetic (Dental)

A drug which a doctor or dentist uses to put you, your mouth, or some other part of your body asleep so you do not feel any pain during dental or medical procedures.

Anesthetic (Ecology)

A chemical which causes an organism not to feel pain. Mosquitos, ticks, and leeches have an anesthetic in their saliva so that their host cannot feel them feeding.

Anesthetic (Medical)

A substance that temporarily causes a person to be unable to feel pain, either in a certain area or over the entire body

Anesthetic (Naturopathic)

A substance that decreases nerve sensitivity to pain. Examples: nitrous oxide, Peppermint.

Anesthetic (Nutrition)

Causing the loss of sensation, or a substance that causes the loss of sensation, especially the ability to feel pain.

Anesthetic (Prostate Cancer)

A drug that produces general or local loss of physical sensations, particularly pain; a "spinal" is the injection of a local anesthetic into the area surrounding the spinal cord

Anesthetic (Science)

Medication that relieves pain

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