GENERAL ANESTHETIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does general anesthetic mean? 

• GENERAL ANESTHETIC (noun)
  The noun GENERAL ANESTHETIC has 1 sense:

1. an anesthetic that anesthetizes the entire body and causes loss of consciousness

  Familiarity information: GENERAL ANESTHETIC used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENERAL ANESTHETIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An anesthetic that anesthetizes the entire body and causes loss of consciousness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

general anaesthetic; general anesthetic

Hypernyms ("general anesthetic" is a kind of...):

anaesthetic; anaesthetic agent; anesthetic; anesthetic agent (a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "general anesthetic"):

inhalation anaesthetic; inhalation anesthetic; inhalation general anaesthetic; inhalation general anesthetic (a gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaled)

Ketalar; ketamine; ketamine hydrochloride (a general anesthetic and tranquilizer (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly; used mainly by veterinarians or for minor surgery with geriatric or pediatric patients; taken in large doses it causes hallucinations similar to those associated with the use of PCP)

 Context examples 

General anesthetics cause a loss of feeling and a complete loss of awareness that feels like a very deep sleep.

(Anesthetic, NCI Dictionary)

It is a type of general anesthetic.

(Ketalar, NCI Dictionary)

A hallucinogen formerly used as a veterinary anesthetic, and briefly as a general anesthetic for humans.

(Phencyclidine, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

An imidazole derivative with short-acting sedative, hypnotic, and general anesthetic properties.

(Etomidate, NCI Thesaurus)

A fluorinated ether with general anesthetic and muscle relaxant activities.

(Desflurane, NCI Thesaurus)

The BBB lets some substances, such as water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and general anesthetics, pass into the brain.

(BBB, NCI Dictionary)

The blood-brain barrier lets some substances, such as water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and general anesthetics, pass into the brain.

(Blood-brain barrier, NCI Dictionary)

Depending on the dose delivered, ethanol behaves as an anxiolytic, a depressant, or a general anesthetic.

(Ethanol, NCI Thesaurus)