anesthetizes
Puts under medically
Anesthetizes means to administer anesthesia, inducing a loss of sensation or consciousness: The surgeon waited until the patient was fully anesthetized.
Figuratively, it describes anything that numbs awareness or feeling: Television anesthetizes the mind.
The British spelling is anaesthetizes.
Reduces force or feeling
- dullsReduces sharpness or intensity
- numbsDeprives of sensation
- desensitizesMakes less responsive
- bluntsDiminishes keenness or force
stupefies · insensate · unfeeling · loss of sensation · pins and needles · tingling · prickling · novocaine
Makes less responsive
- numbsDeprives of sensation
- dullsReduces sharpness or intensity
- detachesRemoves from connection
- disconnectsBreaks a connection
dissociates · shields · buffers · dampens · blunts · indifference · apathy · emotional numbness
Drugs to calm
- calmsReduces agitation
- tranquilizesSubdues with calming drugs
- relaxesBecomes less tense
- drowsyNearly falling asleep
sleepy · soporific · hypnotic · twilight · conscious · light · deep · benzodiazepine
Widespread, not specialized
- localOf this area
- regionalRelating to an area
- inductionFormal admission process
- intubationPlacing airway tube
inhalational · intravenous · premedication · monitoring · emergence · maintenance · ventilation · propofol
deadens
Reduces force or feeling
- dullsReduces sharpness or intensity
- numbsDeprives of sensation
- desensitizesMakes less responsive
blunts · stupefies · insensate · unfeeling · loss of sensation · pins and needles · tingling · prickling · novocaine · lidocaine
desensitizes
Makes less responsive
disconnects · dissociates · shields · buffers · dampens · blunts · indifference · apathy · emotional numbness · coping
sedates
Drugs to calm
- calmsReduces agitation
- tranquilizesSubdues with calming drugs
- relaxesBecomes less tense
drowsy · sleepy · soporific · hypnotic · twilight · conscious · light · deep · benzodiazepine · propofol
general
Widespread, not specialized
intubation · inhalational · intravenous · premedication · monitoring · emergence · maintenance · ventilation · propofol · ketamine
operating room
Surgical procedure venue
- surgeonPhysician who operates
- procedurePrescribed sequence of actions
- preoperativeBefore a medical procedure
incision · scalpel · sterile · patient · table · drape · prep · consent · NPO · recovery room
anesthetizesawakens
Becomes conscious again
revives · rouses · resuscitates · wakes · arouses
anesthetizesstimulates
Prompts into action
energizes · invigorates · arouses · excites · activates
anesthetizessensitizes
Makes responsive to stimuli
heightens · sharpens · intensifies · opens up · attunes