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analgesic

analgesic

2 6.2
Able to reduce pain
  • adjective
  • /ˌænəlˈdʒiːzɪk/
  • Specialized
: 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

anodyne
vsanalgesic
  • Specialized
3 8.0

Relieves physical pain

is the usual technical name for this pain-relieving ability
painkilling
vsanalgesic
1 3.4

That reduces physical pain, often by using medicine

is the formal clinical name rather than casual speech
analgetic
vsanalgesic
  • UK
1 9.1

Able to relieve pain

is the standard medical label for that same pain relief property
antalgic
vsanalgesic
  • Specialized
8.3

Making pain feel less strong

emphasizes the capacity to relieve pain rather than broader easing
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
110 5.5
analgesic
  • Specialized
2 6.2
soothing
75 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.