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subanesthetic

subanesthetic adjective: being a lower dose than would cause anesthesia.

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 subanesthetic

From sub- + anesthetic.

Questions about subanesthetic

What does subanesthetic mean?
Subanesthetic means being a lower dose than would cause anesthesia.
What part of speech is subanesthetic?
Subanesthetic is an adjective.

Words near subanesthetic in the dictionary

  1. subancipital
  2. subancipitous
  3. subandean
  4. Subanen
  5. subanesthesia
  6. subanesthetic
  7. subangled
  8. subangstrom
  9. subangular
  10. subangularly
  11. subangulate

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