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analgesic

analgesic

2 6.2
Able to reduce pain
  • adjective
  • /ˌænəlˈdʒiːzɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : analgésico
  • However, results regarding analgesic efficacy and opioid use with regimens involving a pump versus no-pump regimens have been mixed.
  • analgesic effect
  • opioid analgesic
  • analgesic therapy

Examples

  • This cream has analgesic properties, making it effective for soothing joint pain.

  • Local anesthetics have a prominent place in most multimodal analgesic regimens in surgical settings.

    Academic text (2015)

  • It's got the analgesic plus Benadryl, right?

  • At present, the removal of analgesic support is often an arbitrary clinical decision.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Patients also recorded the number of days that they elected to take analgesic medication for procedure-related pain.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Both will receive the usual analgesic regimen, but one group will receive the kit and one will not.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Acetaminophen or aspirin can be given as an analgesic and antipyretic.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Drug therapy for cancer pain consists of exploiting the WHO three-step analgesic ladder for maximum pain control and minimal side effects.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Several pharmacological studies have reported that this plant possesses anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, and analgesic effects.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Bisphosphonates also have some analgesic effect, but the main indication is to prevent skeletal morbidity with reduction of fractures.

    Academic text (2007)

Synonyms

analgetic
vsanalgesic
  • UK
9.1

Able to relieve pain

is the standard medical label for that same pain relief property
anodyne
vsanalgesic
  • Specialized
8.0

Relieves physical pain

is the usual technical name for this pain-relieving ability
antalgic
vsanalgesic
  • Specialized
8.3

Making pain feel less strong

emphasizes the capacity to relieve pain rather than broader easing
painkilling
vsanalgesic
3.4

That reduces physical pain, often by using medicine

is the formal clinical name rather than casual speech
alleviative
vsanalgesic
  • Formal
7.7

To make pain, suffering, or difficulty less

is limited to pure pain relief rather than easing broader problems

How Pain-Relieving

potent
119 5.5
analgesic
  • Specialized
2 6.2
soothing
81 2.9

Surface Forms

analgesic positive

Morphology

analgesic = analgesia (opaque) = an + alges + ic

Though formed by adding the productive suffix '-ic' to a medical base, the base 'analgesia'/'alges-' is specialized and not transparent to average learners.

Etymology

Analgesic comes from the Greek parts an- 'without' and algos 'pain', so when something is called analgesic it means it can relieve or take away pain.