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MeSH Heading: Anesthetics
Tree Number(s): D27.505.696.277.100; D27.505.954.427.210.100
Unique ID: D000777
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000777
Annotation: 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.
Entry Term(s): Anesthetic; Anesthetic Agents; Anesthetic Drugs; Anesthetic Effect; Anesthetic Effects
NLM Classification #: QV 81
See Also: Adjuvants, Anesthesia; Analgesics; Anesthesia
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2021/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0001167
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.
Terms: Anesthetics Preferred Term
Term UI T002301
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Anesthetic
Term UI T000996423
Date11/14/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Anesthetic Agents
Term UI T002302
Date05/18/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Anesthetic Drugs
Term UI T002303
Date05/18/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996)

Anesthetics MeSH Descriptor Data 2025