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ANESTHETICS

"ANESTHETICS" is a plural of: anesthetic.

Date "ANESTHETICS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1902. (references)

Specialty Definition: ANESTHETICS

Domain	Definition
Health	Agents that are capable of inducing a total or partial loss of sensation, especially tactile sensation and pain. They may act to induce general anesthesia, in which an unconscious state is achieved, or may act locally to induce numbness or lack of sensation at a targeted site. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Crosswords: ANESTHETICS

English words defined with "ANESTHETICS": anesthesiology ♦ malignant hyperthermia. (references)

Specialty definitions using "ANESTHETICS": Adjuvants, Anesthesia, Anesthesia Department, Hospital, Anesthesia, Closed-Circuit, Anesthetics, Local ♦ Barbiturates ♦ Central Nervous System Depressants, Chemical Actions, Chlorobutanol ♦ Ethylene Glycols ♦ Glycopyrrolate ♦ Merbromin ♦ NURSE ANESTHETIST, Nurse Anesthetists ♦ ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEON, oral surgeo. (references)

Commercial Usage: ANESTHETICS

Domain	Title
Books	Clinical Pharmacology of Local Anesthetics (reference) Do-It-Yourself Medicine : How To Find And Use The Most Effective Antibiotics, Painkillers, Anesthetics And Other Miracle Drugs . . . Without Costly Doctors' Prescriptions Or Hospitals (reference) Lectures on anesthetics and on asphyxia (reference) Manual of Neural Therapy According to Huneke: Therapy With Local Anesthetics (reference) Modern inhalation anesthetics (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Non-Fiction Usage: ANESTHETICS

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		In higher doses, some CNS depressants can be used as general anesthetics. (references)
		Overall, the risk is not different from that associated with the use of short-acting barbiturate anesthetics. (references)
		Although different in makeup, nearly all abused inhalants produce effects similar to anesthetics, which act to slow down the body's functions. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Modern Translation: ANESTHETICS

Language		Translations for "ANESTHETICS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		anaestetika, bedoevelsesmidler. (various references)

Dutch		anodynum, anaestheticum (anaesthetic), verdovingsmiddel, narcoticum (drug, narcotic), narcosemiddel. (various references)

French		anesthésiques. (various references)

German		Anaesthetika. (various references)

Greek		αναισθητικά. (various references)

Italian		anestetici. (various references)

Pig Latin		anestheticsay

Portuguese		anestésicos. (various references)

Spanish		anestésicos. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations & Misspellings: ANESTHETICS

Derivations
	Words ending with "ANESTHETICS": preanesthetics. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"ANESTHETICS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: anaethetus, anasthetic, aneasthetic, anestetic, anesthesic, anethetic. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Rhyming with "ANESTHETICS"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "ANESTHETICS" (pronounced a'nusthe"tiks)
7	-s th e" t i k s	aesthetics, prosthetics.
6	-th e" t i k s	synthetics.
5	-e" t i k s	asthmatics, athletics, cosmetics, diabetics, diuretics, genetics, kinetics, Magnetics, phonetics.
4	-t i k s	acoustics, acrobatics, aerobatics, aeronautics, analytics, antibiotics, antics, astronautics, attics, automatics, ballistics, batiks, characteristics, charismatics, Criminalistics, critics, diagnostics, domestics, exotics, fanatics, geopolitics, gymnastics, hypnotics, informatics, linguistics, logistics, mathematics, mystics, narcotics, numismatics, onomastics, optics, orthodontics, plastics, robotics, romantics, semantics, semiotics, skeptics, statistics, systematics, tactics, therapeutics, thermoplastics.
3	-i k s	academics, acrylics, aerobics, aerodynamics, affix, alcoholics, analgesics, anorexics, apparatchiks, appendix, astrophysics, atmospherics, avionics, basics, beatniks, bioethics, biologics, biophysics, bishoprics, calisthenics, Calix, calyx, catholics, ceramics, cervix, civics, classics, clerics, clinics, comics, conics, cynics, demographics, dynamics, eccentrics, econometrics, economics, electrics, electrodynamics, electronics, epics, epidemics, ergonomics, ethics, ethnics, eugenics, fabrics, forensics, generics, geometrics, geriatrics, gimmicks, graphics, harmonics, helix, hemodynamics, heroics, hieroglyphics, histrionics, hydraulics, hysterics, ionics, italics, kibbutzniks, limericks, lyrics, macroeconomics, matrix, mavericks, mechanics, medics, metaphysics, metrics, microeconomics, microelectronics, micrographics, mimics, mnemonics, mosaics, Nucleonics, obstetrics, onyx, oryx, panics, paramedics, Pediatrics, Phenix, Phoenix, phonics, photovoltaics, physics, polemics, prefix, psychics, publics, pyrotechnics, refuseniks, relics, reprographics, republics, sonics, specifics, sputniks, stoics, suffix, Technics, tectonics, theatrics, tonics, topics, toxics, tropics, workaholics.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Anagrams: ANESTHETICS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-h-i-n-s-s-t-t"
	-1 letter: aesthetics, anesthetic, antitheses, chattiness, hesitances, snatchiest, stenchiest, tetchiness.
	-2 letters: aesthetic, anisettes, asthenics, asthenies, cattiness, chestiest, cineastes, esthetics, hesitance, hesitates, scantiest, stanchest, tachistes, tacitness, testacies, tetanises.
	-3 letters: achiness, anisette, antheses, anthesis, antsiest, asthenic, atheists, casettes, cassette, centesis, chanties, chastens, chastest, chastise, chintses, cineaste, cineasts, echinate, encashes, enchases, entastic, enthetic, escheats, esthesia, esthetic, etchants, etesians.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-e-e-h-i-n-s-s-t-t"
	+1 letter: anaesthetics, chastisement, chattinesses, estheticians.
	+2 letters: aestheticians, chastisements.
	+3 letters: preanesthetics.
	+4 letters: disenchantments.
	+5 letters: overenthusiastic, reorchestrations.
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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Quotations: Non-fiction

5. Translations: Modern
6. Derivations
7. Rhymes
8. Anagrams

9. Bibliography

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