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anaesthesia vs topical anaesthesia

topical anaesthesia vs anaesthesia

anaesthesia and topical anaesthesia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
anaesthesia Yes No No No
topical anaesthesia Yes No No No
As nouns, topical anaesthesia is a hyponym of anaesthesia; that is, topical anaesthesia is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than anaesthesia:
  • anaesthesia: loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness
  • topical anaesthesia: loss of sensation confined to the skin or mucous surfaces (as when benzocaine or Lidocaine is applied to the surface)
anaesthesia (noun) topical anaesthesia (noun)
loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness loss of sensation confined to the skin or mucous surfaces (as when benzocaine or Lidocaine is applied to the surface)
Difference between anaesthesia and topical anaesthesia

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