analgesic
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See also analgèsic
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[edit] Etymology
From analgesia (“absence of pain”), from New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ἄλγησις (algēsis, “sense of pain”), from ἄλγος (algos, “pain”).
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[edit] Noun
analgesic (plural analgesics)
- (pharmacology) Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain without inducing unconsciousness.
- 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:
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- See also Wikisaurus:analgesic
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medicine that reduces pain
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- "Analgesics". MeSH 2010, National Library of Medicine.
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[edit] Adjective
analgesic (comparative more analgesic, superlative most analgesic)
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of or relating to analgesia
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[edit] References
- “analgesic” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001
- analgesia in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913