Collocations for anaesthetic - noun

general, local

administer, give sb
He was given a general anaesthetic.

use
The operation was completed in ten minutes using only local anaesthetic.

have
She had a local anaesthetic to stop the pain.

come round from, recover from

take effect, work
The anaesthetic began to take effect.

wear off

under (an/the) ~
It would have to be done under anaesthetic.

without (an/the) ~
They had to operate without anaesthetic.