anesthetically

Variant of anesthetic

anesthetic definition

☆ an·es·thetic (an′es t̸het′ik, an′is-)

adjective

  1. relating to, with, or characterized by anesthesia
  2. producing anesthesia

Etymology: < Gr anaisthētos + -ic

noun

a drug, gas, etc. used to produce anesthesia, as before surgery

Related Forms:

anesthetic Idioms

anesthetic to

incapable of feeling or responding to

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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