— anesthetically , adv.
/an'euhs thet"ik/ , n.
1. a substance that produces anesthesia, as halothane, procaine, or ether.
adj.
2. pertaining to or causing physical insensibility: an anesthetic gas.
3. physically insensitive: Halothane is used to produce an anesthetic state. Also, anaesthetic .
[ 1840-50, Amer.; anaísthet ( os ) without feeling, senseless + -IC; see AN- 1 , ESTHETIC ]