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anesthetic

[an-uhs-thet-ik] / ˌæn əsˈθɛt ɪk /


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The experiments were conducted under one particular type of general anesthesia, so the findings cannot automatically be extended to other anesthetic methods or states of unconsciousness.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

"Most of these smuggled animals will be in a weak condition... some are given sedatives or even mild anesthetic to keep them from moving or making noise," Thanawadee said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Nostalgia for Broadway’s golden age is proving to be a potent societal anesthetic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

Many clinicians point to the paracervical block—a simple, targeted injection of a local anesthetic around the cervix—as a way to greatly reduce pain during IUD insertions.

From Slate ● Jun. 7, 2026

“Ow!” she yelped in the few seconds before the anesthetic kicked in.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

Their findings are detailed in the paper 'Growth in production and environmental deposition of trifluoroacetic acid due to long-lived CFC replacements and anesthetics'.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 6, 2026

He celebrated the wave of innovations that had enriched human existence—railroads, steamships, telegraphs, telephones, electric lights, anesthetics, antiseptics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

The reason, its authors wrote, was that “we had no data available on analgesics or possible local anesthetics used during ritual circumcisions in our cohort, so we were unable to address the paracetamol hypothesis directly.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2025

Al-Aqsa Martyrs has also been short on anesthetics, meaning surgeries and other procedures are frequently performed without painkillers.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2024

Improvements in anesthetics, and new drills and bone saws that allowed for precision cutting of the skull, made it possible.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge


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