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Anaesthetic vs Opiate - What's the difference?

anaesthetic | opiate | Related terms |

Anaesthetic is a related term of opiate.


As nouns the difference between anaesthetic and opiate

is that anaesthetic is a substance that causes reversible loss of sensation or loss of consciousness; used to perform surgery without pain while opiate is "opiates".

As an adjective anaesthetic

is of, relating to, or causing anaesthesia.

anaesthetic

English

Alternative forms

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Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, relating to, or causing anaesthesia.

    • Noun

    (wikipedia anaesthetic) (en noun)
  • A substance that causes reversible loss of sensation or loss of consciousness; used to perform surgery without pain.

    • Derived terms

    * local anaesthetic, local anesthetic * general anaesthetic, general anesthetic

    opiate

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Relating to, resembling, or containing opium.
  • Soporific; inducing sleep or sedation.
  • Deadening; causing apathy or dullness.

    • Noun

    (wikipedia opiate) (en noun)
  • A drug, hormone or other substance derived from or related to opium.
  • Something that dulls the senses and induces a false and unrealistic sense of contentment.
  • * Bentley
    • They chose atheism as an opiate .

    Hypernyms

    * opioid

    Verb

    (opiat)
  • To treat with an opiate drug.

    • See also

    * codeine * morphine * papaverine * thebaine ----