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anesthetic vs local anesthetic

local anesthetic vs anesthetic

anesthetic and local anesthetic both are nouns.

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

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

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