Drugs or gases that produce a loss of feeling or awareness. A local anesthetic causes loss of feeling in a part of the body. A general anesthetic puts a person to sleep.
medications that cause loss of sensation to pain or awareness.
drugs that cause loss of sensation to pain or awareness.
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.
(an-es-THET-iks): Substances that cause loss of feeling or awareness. Local anesthetics cause loss of feeling in a part of the body. General anesthetics put the person to sleep.
are creams or gels that cause the skin to become numb or lose sensation to pain or awareness. Ela-Max is a new topical anesthetic when applied for 1 hour before chemical peels, laser treatments and other skin procedures will lessen the pain. Hydrocortisone and Wonder Ice can also make the skin less sensitive to pain.
gases and drugs that are used to cause unconsciousness and numbness to pain