Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - anaesthetic

adj. & n. (US anesthetic) --n. a substance that produces insensibility to pain etc. --adj. producing partial or complete insensibility to pain etc. Phrases and idioms general anaesthetic an anaesthetic that affects the whole body, usu. with loss of consciousness. local anaesthetic an anaesthetic that affects a restricted area of the body. Etymology: Gk anaisthetos insensible (as ANAESTHESIA)