Definition of "anaesthetic" []

• Variant of anesthetic. (adverb)

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• "But just before the anaesthetic is administered, her doctor leans over her - out of earshot of the operating theatre staff."
• "From the twisted fingers, which was the anaesthetic form, produced by nerve-disintegration, to the corrugated lion forehead (again anaesthetic), his eyes flashed to the swelling under the right arm-pit and his brain diagnosed it as the tubercular form."
• "Furthermore, AVMA specifies that it is of utmost importance that personnel performing this technique are trained and knowledgeable in anaesthetic techniques, and are competent in assessing anaesthetic depth appropriate for administration of potassium chloride intravenously."