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anesthetic vs topical anesthetic

topical anesthetic vs anesthetic

anesthetic and topical anesthetic both are nouns.

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

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

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