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A chemical eraser that deletes the part of you that would otherwise be screaming.
means A drug that blocks pain by numbing a region or switching off consciousness entirely.
from From Greek anaisthesia, meaning without sensation — coined into medicine after ether's 1846 public surgical debut.
Mystery mechanismHow general anesthesia works remains scientifically unsettled.
Local vs generalOne numbs a spot, the other deletes you.
Ether frolicsUsed recreationally for fun before anyone tried surgery.