SPINAL ANESTHETIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does spinal anesthetic mean? 

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

1. an anesthetic that is injected into the spine

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPINAL ANESTHETIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An anesthetic that is injected into the spine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

spinal anaesthetic; spinal anesthetic

Hypernyms ("spinal 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 "spinal anesthetic"):

Metycaine; piperocaine; piperocaine hydrochloride (a compound used in the form of its hydrochloride as a local or spinal anesthetic)