analgetic

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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analgetic

(ˌænəlˈdʒɛtɪk)

n

a painkilling drug

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Adj.

1.

analgetic - capable of relieving pain; "the anodyne properties of certain drugs"; "an analgesic effect" analgesic, anodyne moderating - lessening in intensity or strength

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Translations

Analgetikum