Idiom
gas and air
Meaning
An equal mixture of nitrous oxide and oxygen, used as a mild analgesic and anaesthetic, particularly during childbirth, for dental procedures, and in emergency medicine.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“She used gas and air during labour to ease the pain.”
“The dentist offered him gas and air to stay calm while she pulled the tooth.”
“In the cramped ambulance, the paramedic administered gas and air to the injured cyclist, whose wrist hung at an unnatural angle.”
Examples
simple
“She used gas and air during labour to ease the pain.”
contextual
“The dentist offered him gas and air to stay calm while she pulled the tooth.”
complex
“In the cramped ambulance, the paramedic administered gas and air to the injured cyclist, whose wrist hung at an unnatural angle.”
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