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pijnstiller — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • analgesic noun Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation. (Contrast anesthetic.)
  • anodyne adjective Deliberately bland and inoffensive, so mild that it cannot upset or interest anyone.
  • painkiller noun A medicine used to relieve pain.

Senses

pijnstiller is used for these senses in English:

  • analgesic (pharmacology) Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation. (Contrast anesthetic.)
  • anodyne (pharmaceutical drug) Any medicine or other agent that relieves pain.
  • painkiller (pharmaceutical drug) A drug that numbs the pain in the body.

anodyne — full definition

  1. adjective Deliberately bland and inoffensive, so mild that it cannot upset or interest anyone.
  2. noun Something that soothes distress or takes the edge off pain.
  3. adjective Relieving pain.

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