analgesia (redirected from Local analgesia)

an·al·ge·si·a  (nl-jz-, -zh)

n.

A deadening or absence of the sense of pain without loss of consciousness.

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[Greek analgsi : an-, without; see a-¹ + algsi, pain (from algein, to feel pain, from algos, pain).]

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anal·getic (-jtk) adj.

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analgesia

Noun

the absence of pain [Greek]

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analgesia, analgesy

the absence of pain. — analgesic, analgetic, adj.

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Noun

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analgesia - absence of the sense of pain without loss of consciousness physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions