analgesic | ||
1. | [ adjective ] capable of relieving pain | |
Synonyms: | anodyne analgetic | |
Examples: | "the anodyne properties of certain drugs" "an analgesic effect" |
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Related terms: | moderating | |
2. | [ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) a medicine used in to relieve pain | |
Synonyms: | painkiller pain_pill anodyne | |
Related terms: | medicine aspirin aminopyrine dilaudid acetanilide codeine colchine morphine acetophenetidin propoxyphene fentanyl pentazocine phenazopyridine sodium_salicylate acetaminophen | |
Similar spelling: |
analgetic analgesia anlage analogical analysis analogue analects analecta analogous analogize analogist analogise anulus Anolis analog annals analyze analyse analogy |