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analgesic
English
Etymology
From analgesia (“absence of pain”) +? -ic, from New Latin, from Ancient Greek ??- (an-, “without”) + ??????? (álg?sis, “sense of pain”), from ????? (álgos, “pain”).
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /?æn.l??d?i?.z?k/, /?æn.l??d?i?.s?k/
- Rhymes: -i?z?k
Noun
analgesic (plural analgesics)
- (pharmacology) Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation. (Contrast anesthetic.)
- 2004, Jocoby, David B. and Youngson, R. M., Encyclopedia of Family Health, Marshall Cavendish, pg. 137:
- I am taking an analgesic. Is it safe to drink alcholic beverages?
- 2010, Associated Press staff, Cadence signs option to buy Incline (original copy), Bloomberg Businessweek:
- Incline makes Ionsys, a potential analgesic for adult inpatients requiring opioid pain treatment after surgery.
- 2004, Jocoby, David B. and Youngson, R. M., Encyclopedia of Family Health, Marshall Cavendish, pg. 137:
Hyponyms
- See also Thesaurus:analgesic
Translations
See also
- painkiller
References
- "Analgesics". MeSH 2010, National Library of Medicine.
- WHO Guidelines on the Pharmacological Treatment of Persisting Pain in Children with Medical Illnesses, (2012) World Health Organization
Adjective
analgesic (comparative more analgesic, superlative most analgesic)
- (pharmacology) Of or relating to analgesia; anodyne.
- (of medicine) Acting to relieve pain; being an analgesic.
- (of a person, etc) Unable to feel pain.
- 1896, Philadelphia General Hospital, Reports: Collected Reprints, page 138:
- With the exception of the foot and a small area over the malar bone, the entire left side of the body is analgesic and anaesthetic. This extends to the exact median line of the body, including the left half of the tongue, nose and chin, […]
- 1924, Maurice Walter Keatinge, Suggestion in Education:
- (I find that he is analgesic and anaesthetic; evidently he is in a state of passive somnambulism.)
- E. A. Did you feel anybody touch you?
- K. No. There's no one near me. (He continues laughing and talking. […] )
- 1896, Philadelphia General Hospital, Reports: Collected Reprints, page 138:
Translations
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “analgesic”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
- analgesia in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Further reading
- analgesic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- angelicas
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dexmedetomidine
English
Etymology
dex- +? medetomidine
Noun
dexmedetomidine (uncountable)
- (medicine) An aromatic imidazole derivative that is used as a sedative and analgesic
Translations
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