anaesthetised
Put under sedation
Anaesthetised is the British spelling of anesthetized—rendered insensible to pain through drugs or other agents.
A patient is anaesthetised before surgery.
Figuratively, something that dulls awareness or emotion anaesthetises: Years of bureaucracy had anaesthetised him to genuine human need.
Calmed by medication
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- asleepIn a state of rest
- underIn a lower position
- comatoseDeeply unconscious, unrousable
insensible · unaware · stuporous · somnolent · drowsy · groggy · tranquilized · drugged
Lacking physical sensation
- deadenedMade less intense
- desensitizedMade unresponsive through overexposure
- indifferentLacking interest or concern
- detachedApart or uninvolved
apathetic · unfeeling · emotionless · dispassionate · unmoved · insensible · hardened · blunted
Deprived of sensation
- deadenedMade less intense
- dulledMade less sharp
- desensitizedMade unresponsive through overexposure
- benumbedMade unfeeling, desensitized
insensate · frozen · blunted · paralyzed · immobilized · tingling · prickling · pins-and-needles
Induced loss of feeling
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- operationProcess of working
- anesthetistOne who numbs patients
- epiduralSpinal numbing injection
general · local · spinal · intravenous · intubation · ventilator · pre-op · recovery
sedated
Calmed by medication
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- asleepIn a state of rest
- underIn a lower position
comatose · insensible · unaware · stuporous · somnolent · drowsy · groggy · tranquilized · drugged · doped
numb
Lacking physical sensation
- deadenedMade less intense
- desensitizedMade unresponsive through overexposure
- indifferentLacking interest or concern
detached · apathetic · unfeeling · emotionless · dispassionate · unmoved · insensible · hardened · blunted · impervious
numbed
Deprived of sensation
- deadenedMade less intense
- dulledMade less sharp
- desensitizedMade unresponsive through overexposure
benumbed · insensate · frozen · blunted · paralyzed · immobilized · tingling · prickling · pins-and-needles · torpid
anesthesia
Induced loss of feeling
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- operationProcess of working
- anesthetistOne who numbs patients
epidural · general · local · spinal · intravenous · intubation · ventilator · pre-op · recovery · theatre
anaesthetisedunanesthetized
Not numbed for procedure
feeling · sensitive · sensate · responsive · hypersensitive
anaesthetisedconscious
Mentally present and alert
awake · alert · aware · lucid · responsive
anaesthetisedsensitised
Made reactive to something
feeling · raw · vulnerable · receptive · open