anaesthetic
noun
ADJ. general, local
VERB + ANAESTHETIC administer, give sb He was given a general anaesthetic.| use The operation was completed in ten minutes using only local anaesthetic.| have She had a local anaesthetic to stop the pain.| come round from, recover from
ANAESTHETIC + VERB take effect, work The anaesthetic began to take effect.| wear off
PREP. under (an/the) ~ It would have to be done under anaesthetic.| without (an/the) ~ They had to operate without anaesthetic.
