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anaesthetic vs topical anaesthetic

topical anaesthetic vs anaesthetic

anaesthetic and topical anaesthetic both are nouns.

anaesthetic is an adjective but topical anaesthetic is not an adjective.

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

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