general anaesthetic

Thân thiện

A patient receives a general anaesthetic before surgery.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A substance that causes complete unconsciousness: A general anaesthetic is a drug or agent administered to induce a reversible state of total unconsciousness, insensibility to pain, and muscle relaxation, typically for surgical procedures.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The patient was given a general anaesthetic before the major surgery.
  • Modern general anaesthetics allow for complex operations to be performed safely.

Advanced Usage

• "under general anaesthetic": Describes the state of being unconscious due to the administration of this drug.
  • The procedure must be done while the patient is under general anaesthetic.

Variants and Related Words

• General anesthesia (n): The state or process of being anesthetized by a general anaesthetic.
  • The surgery required general anesthesia.
• Anesthetist/Anesthesiologist (n): A medical specialist who administers anaesthetics.
• Local anaesthetic (n): An anesthetic that numbs a specific, limited area of the body without causing unconsciousness.

Synonyms

• General anesthetic (AmE spelling variant)
• Surgical anaesthesia

Related Phrases

• Induce anaesthesia: To administer the anaesthetic to cause unconsciousness.
  • The doctor will now induce anaesthesia.
• Come round from the anaesthetic: To regain consciousness after its effects wear off.
  • The patient took an hour to come round from the anaesthetic.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an anesthetic that anesthetizes the entire body and causes loss of consciousness

Từ đồng nghĩa

• general anesthetic