Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subanesthetic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sub-anes-thet-ic
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being a lower dose than would cause anesthesia.

adj

Relating to subanesthesia

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From sub- + anesthetic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sub

Questions

What does subanesthetic mean?: Being a lower dose than would cause anesthesia.
Where does subanesthetic come from?: From sub- + anesthetic.

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