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Agents 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.
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- Anesthetic
- Anesthetic Agents
- Anesthetic Drugs
- Agents, Anesthetic
- Drugs, Anesthetic
- Anesthetic Effect
- Anesthetic Effects
- Effect, Anesthetic
- Effects, Anesthetic
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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general or unspecified; prefer specific groups; use no qualifiers for anesthetics when used to produce anesthesia; coordinate with type of anesthesia: Manual 26.21+; policy: Manual 25.20+
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Anesthetics. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000777. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000777
- Anesthetics. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anesthetic
- Anesthetics. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4990531