anaesthetic, anaesthetic agent, anesthetic, anesthetic agent - a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations

anesthyl - a mixture of methyl and ethyl chloride; sprayed on as a local anesthetic

antipruritic - a substance that relieves or prevents itching

benzocaine, ethyl aminobenzoate - a white crystalline ester used as a local anesthetic

butacaine, butacaine sulfate - a white crystalline ester that is applied to mucous membranes as a local anesthetic

ethyl chloride - a colorless flammable gas used as a local surface anesthetic

lidocaine, Xylocaine - a local anesthetic (trade names Lidocaine and Xylocaine) used topically on the skin and mucous membranes

Ethocaine, procaine - a white crystalline powder (trade name Ethocaine) administered near nerves as a local anesthetic in dentistry and medicine

tetracaine - a crystalline compound used in the form of a hydrochloride as a local anesthetic