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Definition of anaesthetic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

anaesthetic

adjective
 
/ˌænəsˈθetɪk/
 
/ˌænəsˈθetɪk/
(US English anesthetic)
[only before noun]
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  1. containing a substance that makes a person or an animal unable to feel pain in all or part of the body
    • an anaesthetic drug/spray
    Topics Healthcarec1
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Greek anaisthētos ‘insensible’, related to anaisthēsia, (from an- ‘without’ + aisthēsis ‘sensation’) + -ic.
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