Noun: anaesthetic agent
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: anesthetic agent)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: anesthetic agent)
- A drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
"The surgeon administered a local anaesthetic agent before the procedure";
- anesthetic [N. Amer], anaesthetic [Brit, Cdn], anesthetic agent [N. Amer]
Derived forms: anaesthetic agents
Type of: drug
Encyclopedia: Anaesthetic agent