anesthetic agent
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4.1
- noun
- /ˌænəˈsθɛtɪk ˈeɪdʒənt/
- Specialized
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agente anestésico
- The dentist used a local anesthetic agent to ensure I felt no pain during the procedure.
- local anesthetic agent
- use of anesthetic agent
Examples
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Local anesthetic agents may also be injected into these areas to block the pain long enough to allow the body to begin the process of repairing itself.
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Excessive use of any anesthetic agent can result in systemic toxicity and lead to cardiovascular depression, convulsions, and respiratory or cardiac arrest.
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I may have discovered a valuable new anesthetic agent for Wexell-Hall.
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It has been previously shown that most anesthetic agents normally depress cardiorespiratory function.
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However, the difference among the treated groups was non-significant, suggesting that the SAP values were not affected by an increase in the dose of the anesthetic agent.
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You must know that these drugs can have serious interactions with anesthetic agents and need to be out of your system well before the surgery, and some of the "horror stories" you hear about reactions to general anesthesia are due to patients withholding information about what they do in their spare time.
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Of the white non-paying patients who were uncomplicated, 42 percent received anesthesia, but only 22 percent of the uncomplicated black patients were given an anesthetic agent.
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The dissociative nature of inhalational anesthetic agents, such as enflurane, isoflurane, and sevoflurane, and the management of the metal cost of Cialis.
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The blood-brain barrier is poorly developed in this area, which is therefore readily accessible by substances in the general circulation that can stimulate emesis, such as anesthetic agents.
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If the local anesthetic agent to the incision is high due to high bifurcation of the carotid, the patient may have transient lip drooping, which will recover after the local anesthesia effect resolves.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
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4.9
A drug that makes part of the body stop feeling pain during medical treatment
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3.9
Medicine that makes a small body area lose feeling to stop pain during a medical procedure
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4.1
A drug that puts you to sleep and stops you feeling pain during an operation
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4.6
A medicine put on the skin or mouth to make one area numb
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4.6
A medicine injected into the spine to make the lower body numb during surgery
A gas or vapor you breathe to make you sleep during surgery
A gas you breathe to make you sleep and not feel pain during surgery
Antonyms
How Extensive
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'anesthetic' (a substance that numbs or blocks sensation) and 'agent' (a thing or substance that produces an effect), so 'anesthetic agent' straightforwardly means a substance that produces anesthesia. This noun–noun composition follows common cross‑linguistic medical naming patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
The compound noun anesthetic agent comes from parts that mean 'without feeling' (anesthetic) and 'a thing that does it' (agent), which gives the clear image of a substance that makes part of the body stop feeling. That's why it refers to a drug used to numb or stop pain during medical procedures.