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anesthetic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˌænəsˈtɛtɪk/ (nonstandard)
  • /ˌænəsˈθɛtɪk/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)der. English an- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis-dʰh₁ Proto-Hellenic *awistʰomai Ancient Greek αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek αἴσθησῐς (aísthēsĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek αἰσθητικός (aisthētikós)bor. Latin aesthēticusder. German Ästhetikder. ▲ New Latin aesthēticusbor. French esthétiqueder. English aesthetic English esthetic English anesthetic From an- + esthetic, or Latinized form of Ancient Greek ἀναίσθητος (anaísthētos, “insensible”) + -ic, from ἀν- (an-, “un-”) + αἰσθητικός (aisthētikós, “perceptible”).

Meanings

  1. (Canada, US) Causing anesthesia; reducing pain sensitivity.
  2. (Canada, US) Insensate: unable to feel, or unconscious.
    • (I find that he is analgesic and anaesthetic; evidently he is in a state of passive somnambulism.) E. A. Did you feel anybody touch you? K. No. There's no one near me. (He continues laughing and talking. […]) 1924, Maurice Walter Keatinge, Suggestion in Education:
    • He is anesthetic to their theological and political enthusiasms. He finds himself an alien at their feasts of soul. 2012, H.L. Mencken, Mencken Chrestomathy, Vintage, →ISBN, page 189:
    • Though physically capable of attaining sex rewards, he is anesthetic; though capable of aggression, he is meek; though capable of affection, he is cold and unresponsive. 1984, B. R. Hergenhahn, An Introduction to Theories of Personality, Prentice Hall:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most anesthetic Degree=Sup lexicographic
anaesthetic Commonwealth, alternative lexicographic
anæsthetic alternative, dated lexicographic
anesthetical adjective, alternative lexicographic
anesthesic alternative lexicographic
more anesthetic Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

subanesthetic · electroanesthetic · teleanesthetic · local anesthetic · antianesthetic · local anaesthetic · anesthetically · nonanesthetic · general anesthetic · postanesthetic · general anaesthetic · antianaesthetic

Relateds

anesthesiologic · anesthesiological · anesthetize · anesthesia · anesthesiology · anesthetist

Translations (23)

pl anestezyjny (reducing pain sensitivity) · es anestésico (reducing pain sensitivity) · da anestetisk (reducing pain sensitivity) · eo anesteza (reducing pain sensitivity) · nl verdovend (reducing pain sensitivity) · id anestetis (reducing pain sensitivity) · pl anestetyczny (reducing pain sensitivity) · da bedøvende (reducing pain sensitivity) · ru обезбо́ливающий (reducing pain sensitivity) · tr anestezik (reducing pain sensitivity) · ga ainéistéiseach (reducing pain sensitivity) · cs anestetický (reducing pain sensitivity) · hu érzéstelenítő (reducing pain sensitivity) · ca anestèsic (reducing pain sensitivity) · ru анестези́рующий (reducing pain sensitivity) · pt anestésico (reducing pain sensitivity) · de betäubend (reducing pain sensitivity) · id anestetik (reducing pain sensitivity) · de anästhetisch (reducing pain sensitivity) · sk anestetický (reducing pain sensitivity) · it anestetico (reducing pain sensitivity) · fi anesteettinen (reducing pain sensitivity) · fr anesthésique (reducing pain sensitivity)

anesthetic en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˌænəsˈtɛtɪk/ (nonstandard)
  • /ˌænəsˈθɛtɪk/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)der. English an- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis-dʰh₁ Proto-Hellenic *awistʰomai Ancient Greek αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek αἴσθησῐς (aísthēsĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek αἰσθητικός (aisthētikós)bor. Latin aesthēticusder. German Ästhetikder. ▲ New Latin aesthēticusbor. French esthétiqueder. English aesthetic English esthetic English anesthetic From an- + esthetic, or Latinized form of Ancient Greek ἀναίσθητος (anaísthētos, “insensible”) + -ic, from ἀν- (an-, “un-”) + αἰσθητικός (aisthētikós, “perceptible”).

Meanings

  1. (Canada, US) A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness for surgery and may render the recipient unconscious.
    • Modern anesthetics can be divided into several different groups according to how and where they act to reduce pain. During premedication, the anesthetist may give a patient drugs that make him or her feel relaxed and drowsy before the actual general anesthetic is administered. 2004, David B. Jacoby, R. M. Youngson, Encyclopedia of Family Health, Marshall Cavendish, page 91:
    • After a local anesthetic is applied to the eye, do not rub or wipe the eye until the anesthetic has worn off and feeling in the eye returns. 1994, Anesthetics (Ophthalmic) (original version), Drugs.com

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
anesthesic alternative lexicographic
anæsthetic alternative, dated lexicographic
anesthetics Number=Plur lexicographic
anaesthetic Commonwealth, alternative lexicographic
anesthetical adjective, alternative lexicographic

Translations (64)

bg упойка (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · km ថ្នាំសន្លប់ (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · gl anestésico (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · hu érzéstelenítő (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · ko 마취제 (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · nb bedøvelse (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · he סם מקהה (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · pt anestésico (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · da bedøvelse (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · hu érzéstelenítő szer (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · nl anestheticum (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · ro anestezic (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · cmn 麻醉劑 /麻醉剂 (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · arz بنج (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · cs anestetikum (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · am የሚያስተኛ መድሃኒት (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · is deyfilyf (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · fi puudute (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · de Anästhetikum (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · ro anesteziant (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · de Narkotikum (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · fi nukutusaine (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · cmn 麻醉藥 /麻醉药 (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · ko 마취약 (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · mi rongoā whakakēkerewai (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · sv bedövningsmedel (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · fi puudutusaine (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · pt anestesia (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · ar بَنْج (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · acm بَنْجْ (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · cmn 麻藥 /麻药 (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · sv anestetikum (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · he סם הרדמה (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · iu ᐃᑉᐱᓐᓂᐊᒍᓐᓃᕐᔪᑎ (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · ml അനസ്തികം (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · ca anestèsic (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · nb bedøvelsesmiddel (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · th ยาชา (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · ja 麻酔薬 (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · ga ainéistéiseach (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · de Betäubungsmittel (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · th ยาสลบ (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · pl anestetyk (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · mi rongoā whakamoe (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · sv smärtstillande (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · sk anestetikum (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · pl znieczulenie (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · fr anesthésie (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · es anestésico (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · ms bius (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · sh anestetik (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · pl narkoza (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · tr anestezik (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · de Narkosemittel (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · nv azeeʼ bee iilgháásh (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · ar مُخَدِّر (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · da bedøvelsesmiddel (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · ja 麻酔 (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · ru обезбо́ливающее (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · eo anestezilo (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · he סם אלחוש (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · fi anesteetti (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · sw dawa ya ganzi (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) · el αναισθητικό (a substance for the reduced perception of pain)