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anesthetic vs local anaesthetic

local anaesthetic vs anesthetic

anesthetic and local anaesthetic both are nouns.

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

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

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