‖n. [ Gr. &unr_; sensation, fr. &unr_; to perceive. ] (Physiol.) Perception by the senses; feeling; -- the opposite of anæsthesia. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] Sensuous perception. [ R. ] Ruskin. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; sensation + &unr_; a way; cf. F. esthésodique. ] (Physiol.) Conveying sensory or afferent impulses; -- said of nerves. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; one who perceives. ] One who makes much or overmuch of æsthetics. [ Recent ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Of or Pertaining to æsthetics; versed in æsthetics; as, æsthetic studies, emotions, ideas, persons, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Æs*thet"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. One versed in æsthetics. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The doctrine of æsthetics; æsthetic principles; devotion to the beautiful in nature and art. Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; to perceive + E. physiology. ] The science of sensation in relation to nervous action. H. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; together + &unr_; force. ] (Photog.) Uniting the chemical rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens; amacratic. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'anaisqhsi`a; 'an priv. + a'i`sqhsis feeling, a'isqa`nesqai to feel: cf. F. anesthésie. See aesthetics. ] (Med.) Entire or partial loss or absence of feeling or sensation; a state of general or local insensibility produced by disease or by the inhalation or application of an anaesthetic. AS [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. See Anaesthesia. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ a. (Med.) (a) Capable of causing anesthesia; as, anæsthetic agents. (b) Characterized by, or connected with, anesthesia; as, an anæsthetic effect or operation. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

‖ AS, n. (Med.) A substance which produces anesthesia, as chloroform, ether, etc. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

n. The process of anæsthetizing; also, the condition of the nervous system induced by anæsthetics. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ , v. t. (Med.) To produce anesthesia by an anæsthetic. Encyc. Brit. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

adj. 1. rendered insensible by means of anesthesia. [ Also spelled anesthetized. ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n., /mhw>, a. Same as Anæsthesia, Anæsthetic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) A medical specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before the patient is treated. [ Also spelled anaesthetist. ]
Syn. -- anesthesiologist. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. To cause to become unconscious by administration of an anaesthetic agent. [ Also spelled anaesthetize. ]
Syn. -- put to sleep, put under, put out. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

adj. rendered insensible by anesthetizing. Same as anaesthetized. [ Also spelled anaesthetized. ] [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. A mixture of methyl chloride and ethyl chloride; it is used as a local anesthetic, by spraying onto the skin. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; unequal + &unr_; strength. ] Of unequal strength. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. anti- + asthmatic. ] (Med.) Opposing, or fitted to relieve, asthma. -- n. A remedy for asthma. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. anti- + asthmatic. ] (Med.) Opposing, or fitted to relieve, asthma. -- n. A remedy for asthma. AS [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. Same as Antasthmatic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'asqeniko`s; 'a priv. + sqe`nos strength. ] (Med.) Characterized by, or pertaining to, debility; weak; debilitating. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Gr. 'a priv. + sqe`nos strength + 'w`ps eye. ] Weakness of sight. Quain. -- As`the*nop"ic a. [1913 Webster]

n. 1. the lower layer of the earth's crust, below the lithosphere. It is estimated as from fifty to several hundred miles thick. It is less rigid than the lithosphere, but still rigid enough to transmit some transverse seismic waves. [ RHUD ] [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

{ ‖ } n. [ NL. asthenia, Gr. 'asqe`nia; 'a priv. + sqe`nos strength. ] (Med.) Want or loss of strength; debility; diminution of the vital forces. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. an abnormal loss of strength.
Syn. -- asthenia [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; short-drawn breath, fr. &unr_; to blow, for &unr_;: cf. Skr. vā, Goth. waian, to blow, E. wind. ] (Med.) A disease, characterized by difficulty of breathing (due to a spasmodic contraction of the bronchi), recurring at intervals, accompanied with a wheezing sound, a sense of constriction in the chest, a cough, and expectoration. [ 1913 Webster ]

. Paper impregnated with saltpeter. The fumes from the burning paper are often inhaled as an alleviative by asthmatics. [ Archaic ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. A person affected with asthma. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. asthmaticus, Gr. &unr_;. ] Of or pertaining to asthma; as, an asthmatic cough; liable to, or suffering from, asthma; as, an asthmatic patient. -- Asth*mat"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

{ , n. [ Gr. &unr_; weight + æsthesiometer. ] (Physiol.) An instrument for determining the delicacy of the sense of pressure. -- Bar`æs*the`si*o*met"ric, Bar`es*the`si*o*met"ric a. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. State or nature of a beast. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The interior slope of a fortification, against which the garrison lean in firing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Naut.) A thick piece of timber in the form of a knee, placed across the stem of a ship to strengthen the fore part and unite the bows on each side. Totten. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ n. [ NL. ] A gymnasium; esp. one for light physical exercise by women and children. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. kalo`s beautiful + sqe`nos strength. ] Of or pertaining to calisthenics. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The science, art, or practice of healthful exercise of the body and limbs, to promote strength, gracefulness, and general fitness; light gymnastics.
Syn. -- calisthenics, calisthenic exercise, callisthenic exercise. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

{ a., n. } See Calisthenic, Calisthenics. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a form of synesthesia in which nonvisual stimulation results in the experience of color sensations. [ Also spelled chromaesthesia. ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. koino`s common + &unr_; sensation. ] (Physiol.) Common sensation or general sensibility, as distinguished from the special sensations which are located in, or ascribed to, separate organs, as the eye and ear. It is supposed to depend on the ganglionic system. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. a famous Grecian orator, born circa 385 BC, died circa 322 BC. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. Demosthenicus: cf. F. Démosthénique. ] Pertaining to, or in the style of, Demosthenes, the Grecian orator. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. di- = di`s- twice + &unr_; force: cf. F. disthène. ] (Min.) Cyanite or kyanite; -- so called in allusion to its unequal hardness in two different directions. See Cyanite. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Pref. dis- + throne: cf. OF. desthroner, F. détroner. ] To dethrone. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To dethrone. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. dys- ill, bad + &unr_; to perceive, to feel. ] (Med.) Impairment of any of the senses, esp. of touch. [ 1913 Webster ]