anodynia

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noun

The absence of pain in a previously painful region.

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Meanings

anodynia1

nounanodynia (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineThe absence of pain in a previously painful region.

anodynia2

nounanodynia (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineAnal pain; anorectal pain.

    Anodynia (anorectal pain) most frequently occurs together with other pain syndromes, like vulvodynia or phallodynia, but sometimes it may be isolated.

    2013, Tomasz F. Mroczkowski, Larry E. Millikan, Lawrence Charles Parish, Genital and Perianal Diseases: A Color Handbook, page 260

    Synonyms: proctalgia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAnal pain; anorectal pain.

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proctalgia

Origin

anodynia · noun

From an- + -odynia.

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anodynia · noun

From ano- + -dynia.

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Translations

Portuguese anodinia
  • anodiniaabsence of pain
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APA

anodynia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anodynia

MLA

“anodynia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anodynia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anodynia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anodynia.

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