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- IPA (key): /ˌænəsˈθɛtɪk/ or /ˌænəsˈtɛtɪk/
- SAMPA: /%{n@s"TEtIk/
- (countable & uncountable) An anaesthetic is a gas that is used by a doctor or nurse to make a person feel no pain or to put a person to sleep.
- They used an anaesthetic on him before performing the surgery.
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