inhalation general anesthetic
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| Noun | 1. | inhalation general anesthetic - a gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaled chloroform, trichloromethane - a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic; "chloroform was the first inhalation anesthetic" cyclopropane - a colorless flammable gas sometimes used as an inhalation anesthetic diethyl ether, divinyl ether, ethoxyethane, ethyl ether, vinyl ether, ether - a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic general anaesthetic, general anesthetic - an anesthetic that anesthetizes the entire body and causes loss of consciousness 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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