INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does intravenous anesthetic mean? 

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

1. an anesthetic that produces anesthesia when injected into the circulatory system

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An anesthetic that produces anesthesia when injected into the circulatory system

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("intravenous 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 "intravenous anesthetic"):

dibucaine (a local anesthetic that is administered by injection)

tribromoethanol; tribromoethyl alcohol (an intravenous anesthetic)

truth drug; truth serum (an intravenous anesthetic drug that has a hypnotic effect; induces relaxation and weakens inhibitions; is believed to induce people to talk freely)