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<p><b>General anaesthetics</b> (or <b>anesthetics</b>) are often defined as compounds that induce a loss of consciousness in humans or loss of <a href="page.php?w=righting_reflex">righting reflex</a> in animals. Clinical definitions are also extended to include an induced coma that causes lack of awareness to painful stimuli, sufficient to facilitate surgical applications in clinical and veterinary practice. General anaesthetics do not act as <a href="page.php?w=analgesic">analgesic</a>s and should also not be confused with <a href="page.php?w=sedative">sedative</a>s.</p><p>
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