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.
1 8. 501 Synonym & Antonym Questionsexample, âatrociousââ means âutterly revoltingââ; in this case, ârevolt-ingââ would be a more accurate synonym than âunpleasant.ââ Each question is fully explained at the end of the chapter. 501 Synonym & Antonym Questions17. 2  d. a qualm is a feeling of uneasiness about a moral issue, or a scruple18. 3  d. wary means to be attentive especially to danger, or to be cautious19. 4  c. to distort means to twist out of a normal state, or to deform20.