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general anaesthetic meaning

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WGeneral anaesthetic
  • A general anaesthetic (or anesthetic, see spelling differences) is a drug that has the ability to bring about a reversible loss of consciousness. Anaesthetists administer these drugs to induce or maintain general anaesthesia to facilitate surgery.

    Definition of general anaesthetic in English Dictionary

  • NounPLgeneral anaestheticsSUF-etic
    1. Alternative spelling of general anesthetic.
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      1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
        • The patient subsequently underwent excisional biopsy of the right nostril mass under general anaesthetic using a circumferential subperichondrial incision with a small margin.
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      1. Nouns
        • Countable nouns
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      1. en general anaesthetics
      Source: Wiktionary

      Meaning of general anaesthetic for the defined word.

      Grammatically, this idiom "general anaesthetic" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.
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