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Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Physiological Effects of Drugs > Central Nervous System Depressants > Anesthetics
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Anesthetics  

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  • Agents, Anesthetic
  • Anesthetic
  • Anesthetic Agents
  • Anesthetic Drugs
  • Drugs, Anesthetic

Note

  • general or unspecified; prefer specific groups; use no qualifiers for anesthetics when used to produce anesthesia; coordinate with type of anesthesia: Manual 26.21+; policy: Manual 25.20+

Scope note

  • Agents capable of inducing a total or partial loss of sensation, especially tactile sensation and pain. They may act to induce general ANESTHESIA, in which an unconscious state is achieved, or may act locally to induce numbness or lack of sensation at a targeted site.

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