Analgesic Definition
ănəl-jēzĭk, -sĭk
analgesics
noun
analgesics
Any drug, as aspirin, that is taken to relieve pain.
Webster's New World
A medication that reduces or eliminates pain.
American Heritage Medicine
(pharmacology) Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain without inducing unconsciousness.
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Synonyms:
adjective
Of or causing analgesia.
Webster's New World
Of or causing analgesia.
American Heritage Medicine
other
See also analgesic.
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Other Word Forms of Analgesic
Noun
Singular:
analgesic
Plural:
analgesicsOrigin of Analgesic
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From analgesia (“absence of pain”), from New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ἄλγησις (algēsis, “sense of pain”), from ἄλγος (algos, “pain”).
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