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Noun: anaesthetic agent
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: anesthetic agent)
  1. 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