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.
English Collins Dictionary-English synonyms & Thesaurus &nbsp. calm (calmer comparative) (calmest superlative) (calms plural & 3rd person present) (calming present participle) (calmed past tense & past participle) 1 adj A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement. She is usually a calm and diplomatic woman..., Try to keep calm and just tell me what happened..., She sighed, then continued in a soft, calm voice... Calm is also a noun., n-uncount also a N. He felt a sudden sense of calm, of contentment.