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Definition of General anesthetic

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

Definition of General anesthetic

1. Noun. (medicine) An anesthetic that causes loss of sensation to the whole body ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of General Anesthetic

Literary usage of General anesthetic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions of the American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists by American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (1916)
"A general anesthetic may be given, and this may be ether or nitrous oxide. In other cases, earlier in labor scopolamin and morphin may be given. ..."

2. Therapeutic Gazette (1916)
"Ether by the open drop method is the safest general anesthetic known for ... As a general anesthetic, scopolamine and morphine are to be absolutely and ..."

3. An American Text-book of Diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat by Burton Alexander Randall, George Edmund DeSchweinitz (1901)
"In children the use of a general anesthetic is always advisable unless there is some ... general anesthetic ..."

4. Surgery, Its Principles and Practice by William Williams Keen (1909)
"Chronic lesions of the lung and mucous membrane of the bronchial tubes may also be greatly aggravated by the administration of a general anesthetic. ..."

5. Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson, Gustav Killian (1914)
"In such cases there is ample justification for the beginner to use a general anesthetic, provided there is no dyspnea and no obstruction in the larynx. ..."

6. Transactions of the American Therapeutic Society by American Therapeutic Society, Albert Ernest Gallant, Peter Brynberg Porter (1905)
"Ether still holds the highest rank as a general anesthetic. ... When any general anesthetic is used in labor, pains have been noticed to drop off, ..."

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