analgesic
IPA: ænʌɫdʒˈisɪk
noun
- (pharmacology) Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation. (Contrast anesthetic.)
adjective
- (pharmacology) Of or relating to analgesia; anodyne.
- (of medicine) Acting to relieve pain; being an analgesic.
- (of a person, etc) Unable to feel pain.
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Examples of "analgesic" in Sentences
- The compounds are analgesic agents.
- Most of the lower limb is rendered analgesic.
- The Thiambutenes are a family of opioid analgesic drugs.
- It is also the origin of the descending analgesic pathways.
- The acid possesses antiinflammatory and analgesic activity.
- Norlevorphanol is an opioid analgesic of the morphinan class.
- Enhancement of the analgesic effect is observed in the combination.
- Potentiation of the analgesic effect is observed in the combination.
- Properidine is an opioid analgesic and the isopropyl analog of Meperidine.
- The compounds of the invention exert analgesic and antiinflammatory activity.
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