analgesic

IPA: ænʌɫdʒˈisɪk

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

Examples of "analgesic" in Sentences

One possibility is that when sufferers expect relief, they are able to redirect their attention away from their pain, creating an analgesic effect.
It boasts leading brands such as analgesic Saridon, skin-care lotion Lacto Calamine and emergency contraceptive iPill, which it bought from Cipla for $21 million.
These Gz proteins are also responsible for the long-term analgesic tolerance produced by single doses of these agonists, as well as for the cross-tolerance between CB1Rs and MORs.
For example, drugs containing opiates such as codeine, if taken at a rate as low as two doses per week, can escalate the headache frequency - so-called analgesic-dependant headache.
The long-term analgesic reaction after social conflict may be considered as an adaptive learnt response that brings the subject, more rapidly into a potent protective analgesic state
Now, a new study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte shows that a single hour of training spread out over a three day period can produce the same kind of analgesic effect.
To further investigate this, Michael Weishaupt, DMV, from the Equine Hospital at the University of Zurich in Switzerland, co-authored the recent study, "Short term analgesic effect of extracorporeal shock wave therapy in horses with proximal palmar metacarpal / plantar metatarsal pain."