Glossary

Anesthetic

Anesthetic

Anästhetikum·Also: Betäubungsmittel

An anaesthetic is an agent used to numb or induce insensibility. Local anaesthetics switch off pain in a limited area, while general anaesthetics produce full anaesthesia.

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