αναισθητικό — meaning in English
anaisthitiko
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English meaning
- anesthetic noun A drug used to stop pain or cause unconsciousness for a medical procedure.
- narcotic noun A drug that dulls pain and induces sleep, especially an opioid, often used illegally.
Senses
αναισθητικό is used for these senses in English:
- anesthetic (American spelling, medicine) A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness for surgery and may render the recipient unconscious.
- narcotic Any type of numbing or soothing drug.
anesthetic — full definition
- noun A drug used to stop pain or cause unconsciousness for a medical procedure.
- adj Causing loss of sensation or reducing pain.
narcotic — full definition
- noun A drug that dulls pain and induces sleep, especially an opioid, often used illegally.
- adj Relating to narcotics, or inducing sleep.