The side effects of a general anesthesia usually appear just a few hours after surgery is complete. The feeling of a sore throat or dry throat is typically the first thing patients notice and this is the result of the tube used to help the patients breathe during the surgery.
verb. reduce something, usually a pain or a problem. 1  abate. 2  alleviate. 3  assuage. 4  calm. 5  compose. 6  cool out. 7  decrease. 8  ease. 9  lessen. 10  lighten. 11  make nice. 12  mitigate. 13  moderate. 14  mollify. 15  pacify. 16  play up to. 17  pour oil on. 18  quiet. 19  square. 20  take the bite out. 21  take the sting out.
tranquilizing. 1  transitive verb. : 2  to make tranquil or calm : pacify; especially : to relieve of mental tension and anxiety by means of drugs. 3  intransitive verb. 4  1 : to become tranquil : relax 1. 5  2 : to make one tranquil.