Definition of "anesthetics" []

• Plural form of anesthetic. (noun)

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• "About 30 states let nurses with specialized training in anesthetics work without physician supervision and 17 have some supervision requirement, either in hospital, nursing or medical licensing laws or regulations, said Christopher Bettin, spokesman for the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists."
• "(The epidural failed, might be something to do with my metabolism, or lack therof, of certain anesthetics and opiates …) And how my daughter was a-ok but I was readmitted to the hospital five days later with water in my lungs and around my heart."
• "This is also the basis of the word "anesthetics," to block out pain, feeling, and emotion."