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    INHALATION GENERAL ANESTHETIC

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaledplay

    Synonyms:

    inhalation anaesthetic; inhalation anesthetic; inhalation general anaesthetic; inhalation general anesthetic

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("inhalation general anesthetic" is a kind of...):

    general anaesthetic; general anesthetic (an anesthetic that anesthetizes the entire body and causes loss of consciousness)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inhalation general anesthetic"):

    chloroform; trichloromethane (a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic)

    cyclopropane (a colorless flammable gas sometimes used as an inhalation anesthetic)

    diethyl ether; divinyl ether; ether; ethoxyethane; ethyl ether; vinyl ether (a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic)

    halothane (a nonflammable inhalation anesthetic that produces general anesthesia; used along with analgesics and muscle relaxants for many types of surgical procedures)

    isoflurane (a widely used inhalation anesthetic)

    laughing gas; nitrous oxide (inhalation anesthetic used as an anesthetic in dentistry and surgery)

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