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N.[医]麻醉剂;镇静剂asubstancethatreducessensitivitytopainandmaycauseunconsciousness,especiallyadrugusedinmedicine低频
例句：Pharmacologically,alcoholisananesthetic,notastimulant.
从药理学上讲,酒精是麻醉剂而不是兴奋剂。
achemicalwhichmakesapersonlosesensation,especiallytopain,inapartorthewholeofthebody,withoutmakingthemnecessarilyunconscious.
Whenapatienthastoundergoapainfuloperation,doctorsputthemunderananesthetic.Thatis,thedoctorsusuallyinjectadrugwhichmakesthepatientlosesensationtopain.Suchadrugisananesthetic.Dependingonwhethertheoperationismajororminor,apartofthebody,orthewholebodymaybeputunderananesthetic.Thepatientmayalsobeunconsciousduringtheoperation.
Astheanestheticwasnotproperlyadministered,Samregainedconsciousnessevenbeforetheoperationwas
