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an·al·ge·si·a (

l-j

, -zh

)

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

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

anal·getic (-j

k) adj.

analgesia [ˌæn^əlˈdʒiːzɪə -sɪə], analgia [ænˈældʒɪə]

1. (Medicine) inability to feel pain

2. (Medicine) the relief of pain

[via New Latin from Greek: insensibility, from an- + algēsis sense of pain]

analgesia, analgesy

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

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Noun

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

Translations

analgesia [ˌænælˈdʒiːzɪə] N → analgesia f

analgesia

n → Schmerzlosigkeit f, → Analgesie f (spec)

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analgesia (redirected from Patient controlled analgesia)

analgesia
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