noun
analgesic
Analgesic (noun) means a medicine, such as aspirin, that eases pain without making the person lose feeling elsewhere.
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A medicine, such as aspirin, that eases pain without making the person lose feeling elsewhere.
"I am taking an analgesic. Is it safe to drink alcoholic beverages?"
— Jocoby, David B. and Youngson (2004)
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Etymology
From analgesia, meaning ‘absence of pain’, with the suffix -ic; analgesia itself comes from New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-), meaning ‘without’, and ἄλγησις (álgēsis), meaning ‘sense of pain’, from ἄλγος (álgos), meaning ‘pain’. Compare -algia.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of analgesic?
"analgesic" (noun) means a medicine, such as aspirin, that eases pain without making the person lose feeling elsewhere.
What is another word for analgesic?
Other words for "analgesic" include painkiller, anodyne.
