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anesthetic
 
SYLLABICATION:an·es·thet·ic
PRONUNCIATION:  ns-thtk
VARIANT FORMS: also an·aes·thet·ic
ADJECTIVE:1. Relating to or resembling anesthesia. 2. Causing anesthesia. 3. Insensitive.
NOUN:1. An agent that causes loss of sensation with or without the loss of consciousness. 2. Something likened to this in effect: For some people watching television is an anesthetic for the mind.
ETYMOLOGY:From Greek anaisthtos, without feeling : an-, without; see a–1 + aisthtos, perceptible (from aisthanesthai, to feel; see anesthesia).
OTHER FORMS:anes·theti·cal·ly —ADVERB
 
 
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