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| anesthetize |
to render unable to perceive bodily sensations such as pain, esp. with an anesthetic. |
| benzocaine |
a white, odorless, tasteless powder used in ointments as a local anesthetic and a shield against sunburn. |
| chloroform |
a clear, heavy, volatile liquid used as an anesthetic and a solvent. [2/3 definitions] |
| cocaine |
a substance extracted from coca leaves and used as a surface anesthetic or, often illegally, as a stimulating drug. |
| ether |
a very volatile, flammable liquid compound of hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen, used as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic. [1/4 definitions] |
| ethyl chloride |
a gas that becomes a volatile flammable liquid under pressure, made from ethyl alcohol and hydrogen chloride and used as a solvent and local anesthetic and in the making of tetraethyl lead. |
| lidocaine |
a synthetic crystalline compound used as a local anesthetic and in controlling an erratic heartbeat. |
| methyl chloride |
a colorless, poisonous gas, used as a local anesthetic, in refrigeration, and in organic synthesis. |
| morphine |
a drug derived from opium and used as a sedative or anesthetic. |
| nerve block |
a local anesthetic that works by temporarily deadening a particular nerve, usu. administered by injection into or next to the nerve. |
| nitrous oxide |
a colorless, nonflammable, inorganic gas with a sweet taste and smell, used as an anesthetic; laughing gas. |
| Novocaine |
trademark for a drug, procaine, used as a local anesthetic esp. during dental work. |
| preanesthetic |
combined form of anesthetic. |
| procaine |
a synthetic white crystalline compound used as a local anesthetic. |
| spinal |
a spinal anesthetic. [1/3 definitions] |
| spinal anesthesia |
partial or complete anesthesia produced by injecting an anesthetic directly into the spinal cord. |
| thiopental |
a yellowish white powder that is administered intravenously as an anesthetic or hypnotic; thiopental sodium. |
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