Meaning of ANESTHETIC

Pronunciation:			`anis'thetik
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Medical Dictionary
	Definition:		A substance that causes lack of feeling or awareness. A local anesthetic causes loss of feeling in a part of the body. A general anesthetic puts the person to sleep.
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