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Sedative vs Anesthesia - What's the difference?

sedative | anesthesia |

As nouns the difference between sedative and anesthesia

is that sedative is an agent or drug that sedates, having a calming or soothing effect, or inducing sleep while anesthesia is a method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain.

As an adjective sedative

is calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing.

sedative

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An agent or drug that sedates, having a calming or soothing effect, or inducing sleep.

    • Synonyms

    * (agents that cause sleep) sleeping pill, soporific, tranquilizer * (other agents that sedate) anxiolytic, depressant, downer

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Calming]], soothing, inducing sleep, [[tranquilize, tranquilizing

    • Synonyms

    * ataractic * ataraxic

    References

    * (wikipedia "sedative")

    Anagrams

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    anesthesia

    English

    (wikipedia anesthesia)

    Alternative forms

    * anaesthesia (alternate spelling)

    Noun

  • (medicine) A method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain.
  • The loss or prevention of pain, as caused by anesthesia.

    • Related terms

    () * anesthetize * anesthetics * anesthesiology * anesthesiologist