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Anesthetic Pronunciation
Anesthetic is pronounced a-nuhs-THE-tik, IPA /ˌænəsˈθɛtɪk/.
a-nuhs-THE-tik
US /ˌænəsˈθɛtɪk/
Syllables: a · nuhs · THE · tik (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun and adjective: A drug that removes feeling or consciousness so that surgery can be carried out.
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Anesthetic in a Sentence
- The dentist gave him a local anesthetic.
- She was under general anesthetic for three hours.
- The anesthetic wore off by lunchtime.
Common Mispronunciations of Anesthetic
Not a-nuhs-THEE-tik
Keep the stressed vowel short, the e of bet, so the middle is THE and not THEE.
Not A-nuhs-the-tik
Bear down on the third of the four beats and leave the first two almost inaudible.
Tip: Anesthesia, the state, has the long ee that this word does not: a-nuhs-THEE-zhuh.
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