Meanings
plural analgesics · alternative rare antalgesic
- medicineA drug used to reduce and manage pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation.
I am taking an analgesic. Is it safe to drink alcoholic beverages?
2004, Jocoby, David B. and Youngson, R. M., Encyclopedia of Family Health, Marshall Cavendish, page 1371 more example
2010, Associated Press staff, Cadence signs option to buy Incline (original copy), Bloomberg Businessweek
Synonyms: antalgic, painkiller, PK, anodyne
comparative more analgesic · superlative most analgesic · alternative rare antalgesic
- Of or relating to analgesia.
- medicineOf a drug, acting to relieve pain; being an analgesic.
Synonyms: antipain, anodyne, pain-relieving, painkilling
- medicineOf an individual, unable to feel pain.
(I find that he is analgesic and anaesthetic; evidently he is in a state of passive somnambulism.) E. A. Did you feel anybody touch you? K. No. There's no one near me. (He continues laughing and talking. […])
1924, Maurice Walter Keatinge, Suggestion in Education1 more example
With the exception of the foot and a small area over the malar bone, the entire left side of the body is analgesic and anaesthetic. This extends to the exact median line of the body, including the left half of the tongue, nose and chin, […]
1896, Philadelphia General Hospital, Reports: Collected Reprints, page 138Synonyms: antipain, anodyne, pain-relieving, painkilling
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA drug used to reduce and manage pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation.
adjectiveOf a drug, acting to relieve pain; being an analgesic.
adjectiveOf an individual, unable to feel pain.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivecapable of relieving pain
nouna medicine used to relieve pain
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Hellenic*ə-
- Ancient Greekἀν- (an-)
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂leg-der.?
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓́λγος (ắlgos)
- Ancient Greekἀλγέω (algéō)
- Ancient Greekἀνάλγητος (análgētos)
- Ancient Greekἀναλγησίᾱ (analgēsíā)
- New Latinanalgēsia
- Englishanalgesia
- Englishanalgesic
From analgesia (“absence of pain”) + -ic, from New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ἄλγησις (álgēsis, “sense of pain”), from ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”). Compare -algia.
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مسكن ألم
- مسكن ألمdrug for pain management
Catalan analgèsic, analgèsic
- analgèsicdrug for pain management
- analgèsicof or relating to analgesia
Chinese Mandarin 鎮痛劑 /镇痛剂, 止痛藥 /止痛药
- 鎮痛劑 /镇痛剂 (zhèntòngjì)drug for pain management
- 止痛藥 /止痛药 (zhǐtòngyào)drug for pain management
- 鎮痛劑的 /镇痛剂的 (zhèntòngjì de)of or relating to analgesia
- 止痛藥的 /止痛药的 (zhǐtòngyào de)of or relating to analgesia
Czech analgetikum, analgetický
- analgetikumdrug for pain management
- analgetickýof or relating to analgesia
Danish lokalbedøvelse, analgetikum
- lokalbedøvelsedrug for pain management
- analgetikumdrug for pain management
Dutch pijnstiller
- pijnstillerdrug for pain management
Esperanto analgeziko, analgezika
- analgezikodrug for pain management
- analgezikaof or relating to analgesia
Estonian valuvaigisti
- valuvaigistidrug for pain management
Finnish särkylääke, kipulääke
- särkylääkedrug for pain management
- kipulääkedrug for pain management
- analgeettidrug for pain management
- kipua lievittäväof or relating to analgesia
- analgeettinenof or relating to analgesia
French analgésique
- analgésiquedrug for pain management
German Analgetikum, analgetisch
- Analgetikumdrug for pain management
- analgetischof or relating to analgesia
Greek αναλγητικό, αναλγητικός
- αναλγητικό (analgitikó)drug for pain management
- αναλγητικός (analgitikós)of or relating to analgesia
Hebrew שיכוך כאב
- שיכוך כאבdrug for pain management
Hindi दर्द निवारक du or n du
- दर्द निवारक du or n du (dard nivārak)drug for pain management
Hungarian fájdalomcsillapító
- fájdalomcsillapítódrug for pain management
Indonesian analgesik
- analgesikdrug for pain management
Irish anailgéiseach, anailgéiseach
- anailgéiseachdrug for pain management
- anailgéiseachof or relating to analgesia
Italian analgesico, lenitivo
- analgesicodrug for pain management
- lenitivodrug for pain management
- analgesicoof or relating to analgesia
Japanese 鎮痛剤
- 鎮痛剤 (chintsūzai)drug for pain management
Korean 진통제
- 진통제 (jintongje)drug for pain management
Malay analgesik
- analgesikdrug for pain management
Norwegian Bokmål smertestillende
- smertestillendeof or relating to analgesia
Polish lek przeciwbólowy, analgetyk
- lek przeciwbólowydrug for pain management
- analgetykdrug for pain management
- przeciwbólowyof or relating to analgesia
- analgetycznyof or relating to analgesia
Portuguese analgésico, analgésico
- analgésicodrug for pain management
- analgésicoof or relating to analgesia
Romanian substanță analgezică, analgezic
- substanță analgezicădrug for pain management
- analgezicof or relating to analgesia
Russian анальге́тик, анальгети́ческий
- анальге́тик (analʹgétik)drug for pain management
- анальгети́ческий (analʹgetíčeskij)of or relating to analgesia
- болеутоля́ющий (boleutoljájuščij)of or relating to analgesia
- обезбо́ливающий (obezbólivajuščij)of or relating to analgesia
Slovak analgézia
- analgéziadrug for pain management
Spanish analgésico, analgésico
- analgésicodrug for pain management
- analgésicoof or relating to analgesia
Swedish analgetika
- analgetikadrug for pain management
Tamil வலிநீக்கி
- வலிநீக்கி (valinīkki)drug for pain management
Thai ยาบรรเทาปวด
- ยาบรรเทาปวด (yaa-ban-tao-bpùuat)drug for pain management
Turkish analjezik
- analjezikdrug for pain management
Ukrainian анальгетик, аналгети́чний
- анальгетик (analʹhetyk)drug for pain management
- аналгети́чний (analhetýčnyj)of or relating to analgesia
- болезаспокі́йливий (bolezaspokíjlyvyj)of or relating to analgesia
- знебо́лювальний (znebóljuvalʹnyj)of or relating to analgesia
Urdu مُسَـکِّن
- مُسَـکِّن (musa-kkin)drug for pain management
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with analgesic
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