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subanaesthetic

subanaesthetic is the alternative form of subanesthetic.

Meaning of subanesthetic

Adjective

subanesthetic (not comparable)

  1. Being a lower dose than would cause anesthesia.
    • Of particular note, although ketamine is normally considered a locomotor stimulant at subanesthetic doses, we have found locomotor depressant effects at very low subanesthetic doses.2015, Keith A. Trujillo et al., “The Neurobehavioral Pharmacology of Ketamine: Implications for Drug Abuse, Addiction, and Psychiatric Disorders”, in ILAR Journal, volume 52, →DOI
  2. Relating to subanesthesia

Origin of subanaesthetic

From sub- + anaesthetic.

Questions about subanaesthetic

What is subanaesthetic the alternative form of?
Subanaesthetic is the alternative form of subanesthetic.

Words near subanaesthetic in the dictionary

  1. subamplicons
  2. subamygdaliform
  3. subamygdaloid
  4. Suban-on
  5. subanaesthesia
  6. subanaesthetic
  7. subanal
  8. subanalyse
  9. subanalysed
  10. subanalyses
  11. subanalysing

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