From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Anesthesia \An'es*the"si*a\, noun, Anesthetic \An'es*thet"ic\, adjective Same as {An[ae]sthesia}, {An[ae]sthetic}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: characterized by insensibility; "the young girls are in a state of possession--blind and deaf and anesthetic"; "an anesthetic state" [syn: {anesthetic(a)}, {anaesthetic(a)}]
noun
1: a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations [syn: {anaesthetic}, {anesthetic agent}, {anaesthetic agent}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
71 Moby Thesaurus words for "anesthetic": Mickey Finn, Pentothal, alleviating, alleviative, analgesic, anodyne, assuasive, balmy, balsamic, benumbing, cathartic, chloroform, cleansing, cocaine, deadening, demulcent, dope, drug, dull, dulling, easing, emollient, ether, ethyl chloride, ethylene, gas, hard, hypnotic, impassible, impenetrable, impermeable, impervious, insensate, insensitive, knockout drop, lenitive, lullaby, mandrake, menthol, mitigating, mitigative, morphia, morphine, narcotic, nightcap, nitrous oxide, numbing, obtuse, opiate, opium, pain-killer, pain-killing, palliative, poppy, purgative, relieving, remedial, rocky, sedative, sleep-bringer, sleep-inducer, sleep-producer, sleeping pill, softening, somnifacient, soothing, soporific, stunning, stupefying, subduing, tranquilizer
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