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noun
- 1. an anaesthetic that affects the whole body and usually causes a loss of consciousness. "he had the operation under general anaesthetic"
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- General anaesthetic
Agent that induces a degree of analgesia
General anaesthetics (or anesthetics) are often defined as compounds that induce a loss of consciousness in humans or loss of righting reflex in animals. Clinical definitions are also extended to include an induced coma that causes lack of awareness to painful stimuli, sufficient to facilitate surgical applications in clinical and veterinary practice. General anaesthetics do not act as analgesics ... Wikipedia
