anesthetic vs hypnic

anesthetic

noun
  • A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness for surgery and may render the recipient unconscious. 

adj
  • Insensate: unable to feel, or unconscious. 

  • Causing anesthesia; reducing pain sensitivity. 

hypnic

noun
  • Any sleep-inducing drug. 

adj
  • That induces sleep. 

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