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INHALATION ANAESTHETIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does inhalation anaesthetic mean? 

INHALATION ANAESTHETIC (noun)
  The noun INHALATION ANAESTHETIC has 1 sense:

1. a gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaledplay

  Familiarity information: INHALATION ANAESTHETIC used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


INHALATION ANAESTHETIC (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaled

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

inhalation anaesthetic; inhalation anesthetic; inhalation general anaesthetic; inhalation general anesthetic

Hypernyms ("inhalation anaesthetic" is a kind of...):

general anaesthetic; general anesthetic (an anesthetic that anesthetizes the entire body and causes loss of consciousness)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inhalation anaesthetic"):

chloroform; trichloromethane (a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic)

cyclopropane (a colorless flammable gas sometimes used as an inhalation anesthetic)

diethyl ether; divinyl ether; ether; ethoxyethane; ethyl ether; vinyl ether (a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic)

halothane (a nonflammable inhalation anesthetic that produces general anesthesia; used along with analgesics and muscle relaxants for many types of surgical procedures)

isoflurane (a widely used inhalation anesthetic)

laughing gas; nitrous oxide (inhalation anesthetic used as an anesthetic in dentistry and surgery)


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