antalgic
- adjective
- /ænˈtæl.dʒɪk/
- Specialized
:
analgésico
- The doctor recommended an antalgic medication to help manage her chronic back pain.
Examples
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He found an antalgic cream that helped with his arthritis.
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The doctor prescribed an antalgic medication for her back pain.
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After the injury, he adopted an antalgic posture to avoid discomfort while walking.
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Physical therapists often teach patients antalgic movements to reduce pain during recovery.
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The doctor recommended an antalgic medication to help manage her chronic back pain.
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He found an antalgic cream that helped with his arthritis.
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Physical therapists often teach patients antalgic movements to reduce pain during recovery.
Synonyms
2
6.2
Able to reduce pain
1
5.7
Causing a loss of feeling, especially of pain
Able to relieve pain
That reduces physical pain, often by using medicine
To make pain, suffering, or difficulty less
Antonyms
How Pain-Relieving
- Specialized
1
5.7
- Specialized
2
6.2
- Specialized
- Specialized
15
7.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
antalgic = anti + alg + ic
The word is built from classical elements referring to pain and opposition, but these parts are not transparent enough for an average B1 learner to infer the medical meaning.
Etymology
Antalgic comes from anti- 'against' and alg 'pain', the same root you see in analgesic. So something called antalgic helps to reduce pain, for example a medicine or a method that makes you feel less pain.