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anaesthetic vs local anaesthetic

local anaesthetic vs anaesthetic

anaesthetic and local anaesthetic both are nouns.

anaesthetic is an adjective but local anaesthetic is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
anaesthetic Yes Yes No No
local anaesthetic Yes No No No
As nouns, local anaesthetic is a hyponym of anaesthetic; that is, local anaesthetic is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than anaesthetic:
  • anaesthetic: a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
  • local anaesthetic: anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body
anaesthetic (noun) local anaesthetic (noun)
a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body
anaesthetic (adjective) local anaesthetic (adjective)
relating to or producing insensibility
characterized by insensibility
Difference between anaesthetic and local anaesthetic

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