“This allows anesthesia of the area long enough to introduce the blade into the abscessed area for drainage.”
“On emergence from anesthesia, nearly all patients experience immediate pain relief and mild sensory loss.”
“The procedure is known as a decortication, and will require general anesthesia.”
anesthetic
(medicine) A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness. An anesthetic may or may not render the recipient unconscious, depending upon the type used.
“The doctor administered an anesthetic to the patient before the surgery to ensure they experienced minimal pain.”
“After a long and stressful day at work, I enjoyed a hot bath with lavender oil, which acted as an anesthetic, soothing my tired muscles and calming my mind.”
“Comparative efficacy of clove oil and other chemicals in anaesthetization of Pomacentrus amboinensis, a coral reef fish.”
“Thus, what alarms him is the dehumanization, disembodiment and moral anaesthetization that is now, he believes, accompanying the substitution of virtuality for reality.”