1
adjective
which produces loss of feeling
anaesthetic induction = methods of inducing anaesthesia in a patient
anaesthetic risk = risk that an anaesthetic may cause serious unwanted side effects
2
noun
substance given to a patient to remove feeling, so that he can undergo an operation without feeling pain
caudal anaesthetic = anaesthetic often used in childbirth, where the drug is injected into the base of the spine to remove feeling in the lower part of the trunk
general anaesthetic = substance given to make a patient lose consciousness so that a major surgical operation can be carried out
local anaesthetic = substance which removes the feeling in a certain part of the body only
spinal anaesthetic = anaesthetic given by injection into the spine, which results in large parts of the body losing the sense of feeling