anesthetic
(an″ĕs-thet′ik )
To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.1. Pert. to or producing anesthesia.
2. An agent that produces anesthesia. The agent may be inhaled, intravenous, general, or local, according to its action and administration.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Anesthetic." Taber's Medical Dictionary Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/738005/all/anesthetic.
Anesthetic. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/738005/all/anesthetic. Accessed October 5, 2026.
Anesthetic. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/738005/all/anesthetic
Anesthetic [Internet]. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 October 05]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/738005/all/anesthetic.
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