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analgesic
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As a noun, analgesic means any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation. (Contrast anesthetic.). As an adjective, it means of or relating to analgesia.
Meanings of analgesic
5 meaningsnoun
pharmacologyAny medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation. (Contrast anesthetic.)
adjective
pharmaceutical effectOf or relating to analgesia; anodyne.
of medicineActing to relieve pain; being an analgesic.
of a personetcUnable to feel pain.
Capable of relieving pain
“the anodyne properties of certain drugs”
“an analgesic effect”
Similar: analgetic, anodyne
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).