analgesic

Meanings

Plural: analgesics

Noun

a medicine used to relieve pain
Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation. (Contrast anesthetic.)

Adjective Satellite

capable of relieving pain
- "an analgesic effect"

Adj

Of or relating to analgesia; anodyne.
Acting to relieve pain; being an analgesic.
Of or relating to analgesia; anodyne.
Unable to feel pain.

Origin / Etymology

From analgesia (“absence of pain”) + -ic, from New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ἄλγησις (álgēsis, “sense of pain”), from ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”).

Synonyms

analgesic, analgetic, anodyne, antalgic, pain pill, painkiller, PK

Scrabble Score: 12

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