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anesthetic vs topical anaesthetic

topical anaesthetic vs anesthetic

anesthetic and topical anaesthetic both are nouns.

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

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

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