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anesthetic vs spinal anesthetic

spinal anesthetic vs anesthetic

anesthetic and spinal anesthetic both are nouns.

anesthetic is an adjective but spinal anesthetic is not an adjective.

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

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