anesthetizing

adjective

Definition of anesthetizingnext
as in anesthetic

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  1. anesthetic
  2. analgesic
  3. numbing
Adjective
  • Ketamine is an anesthetic drug, that contains psychedelic contents.
    Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Zylka finally calmed down after officers used a stun gun and paramedics administered the general anesthetic ketamine.
    Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of anesthetic
Adjective
  • In the study, a team of researchers led by the neuroscientists Francis Lee at Weill Cornell Medicine and Anjali Rajadhyaksha at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University blocked the rewarding properties of opioids in mice while preserving the drugs’ analgesic effects.
    Richard A. Friedman, The Atlantic, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Nettle is said to have an analgesic effect, which is said to help with joint diseases such as rheumatism or osteoarthritis.
    Katharina Walser, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of analgesic
Adjective
  • Some critics and documentary filmmakers say that mandate is reductive and numbing.
    Michael Powell, New York Times, 25 Sep. 2022
  • Aside from being scientifically fascinating, the special effect of these peppercorns is also a key component of Sichuan cuisine’s greatest gift to the culinary world, a numbing and spicy flavor profile known as málà.
    Chala Tyson Tshitundu, Bon Appétit, 29 Sep. 2021
Definition of numbing
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