painkiller (redirected from Painkillers)

pain·kill·er  (pnklr)

n.

An agent, such as an analgesic drug, that relieves pain.

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painkilling adj.

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painkiller [ˈpeɪnˌkɪlə]

n

1. (Medicine) an analgesic drug or agent

2. (Medicine) anything that relieves pain

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

painkiller - a medicine used to relieve pain       analgesic, anodyne, pain pill acetaminophen, Anacin III, Datril, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, Tylenol - an analgesic for mild pain but not for inflammation; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets) acetanilid, acetanilide, phenylacetamide - a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic acetophenetidin, acetphenetidin, phenacetin - a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic amidopyrine, aminopyrine - a white crystalline substance used as an analgesic and antipyretic acetylsalicylic acid, aspirin, Bayer, Empirin, St. Joseph - the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets codeine - derivative of opium; used as an antitussive (to relieve coughing) and an analgesic (to relieve pain) colchicine - an analgesic drug derived from the saffron plant and used to treat gout Fentanyl, Sublimaze - trade names of a narcotic analgesic that can be inhaled and that acts on the central nervous system and may become addictive; used as a veterinary anesthetic and with other drugs before, during, and after surgery; also used as a nonlethal gas to incapacitate people in hostage situations; also abused as a recreational drug Dilaudid, hydromorphone, hydromorphone hydrochloride - a narcotic analgesic (trade name Dilaudid) used to treat moderate to severe pain medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease morphia, morphine - an alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium; a powerful, habit-forming narcotic used to relieve pain pentazocine, Talwin - analgesic drug (trade name Talwin) that is less addictive than morphine phenazopyridine, Pyridium - analgesic (trade name Pyridium) used to treat urinary tract infections Darvon, propoxyphene, propoxyphene hydrochloride - a mildly narcotic analgesic drug (trade name Darvon) related to methadone but less addictive sodium salicylate - a crystalline salt used as an analgesic and antipyretic

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painkiller

noun analgesic, drug, remedy, anaesthetic, sedative, palliative, anodyne Try a painkiller such as paracetamol.

Translations

painkiller [ˈpeɪnkɪləʳ] N → analgésico m

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painkiller [ˈpeɪnkɪlə^r] n → antidouleur m

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painkiller [ˈpeɪnˌkɪləʳ] n → analgesico, antidolorifico

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painkiller → مسكن آلام lék proti bolesti smertestillende middel Schmerzmittel παυσίπονο calmante särkylääke analgésique sredstvo protiv boli antidolorifico 痛み止め 진통제 pijnstiller smertestillende middel środek przeciwbólowy analgésico болеутоляющее средство smärtstillande medel ยาแก้ปวด ağrı kesici thuốc giảm đau 止痛药