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.
[Greek analgēsiā : an-, without; see a-1 + algēsiā, pain (from algein, to feel pain, from algos, pain).]
an′al·get′ic (-jĕt′ĭk) adj.
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analgesia
(ˌænəlˈdʒiːzɪə; -sɪə) oranalgia
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-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  analgesia - absence of the sense of pain without loss of consciousnessphysical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
analgesia
n → Schmerzlosigkeit f, → Analgesie f (spec)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
analgesia
n analgesia, supresión f de sensación dolorosa en el paciente consciente; patient-controlled — analgesia controlada por el pacienteEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.