analgesia

an·al·ge·si·a

 (ăn′əl-jē′zē-ə, -zhə)

n.

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

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

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an′al·get′ic (-jĕt′ĭk) adj.

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analgesia

(ˌænəlˈdʒiːzɪə; -sɪə) or

analgia

n

1. (Medicine) inability to feel pain

2. (Medicine) the relief of pain

[C18: via New Latin from Greek: insensibility, from an- + algēsis sense of pain]

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an•al•ge•si•a

(ˌæn lˈdʒi zi ə, -si ə)

n.

absence of sense of pain.

[1700–10; < New Latin < Greek analgēsía painlessness <análgēt(os) without pain (an- an-¹ + -algētos, v. adj. of algeîn to suffer, álgos pain)]

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analgesia, analgesy

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

See also: Health

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

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Translations

αναλγησία

analgésie

assenza di dolori

analgesia

[ˌænælˈdʒiːzɪə] N → analgesia f

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analgesia

n → Schmerzlosigkeit f, → Analgesie f (spec)

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analgesia

n analgesia, supresión f de sensación dolorosa en el paciente consciente; patient-controlled — analgesia controlada por el paciente

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