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an⋅al⋅ge⋅sic

  [an-l-jee-zik, -sik] Medicine/Medical
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–noun
1. a remedy that relieves or allays pain.
–adjective
2. of, pertaining to, or causing analgesia.
Origin:
1870–75; analges(ia) + -ic
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Essential Oil Analgesic
Volcano Oil topical analgesic made with natural essential oil blend
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an·al·ge·sic   (ān'əl-jē'zĭk, -sĭk)   
n.  A medication that reduces or eliminates pain.
adj.  Of or causing analgesia.
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Cultural Dictionary

analgesic [(an-l-jee-zik, an-l-jee-sik)]

A drug, such as aspirin, that relieves pain in the body.

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Word Origin & History

analgesic 
1875, "tending to remove pain," from analgesia "absence of pain" (1706), from Gk. an- "without" + algesis "sense of pain," from algos "pain," related to alegein "to care about," originally "to feel pain."
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1an·al·ge·sic
Pronunciation: -'jE-zik, -sik
Function: adjective
: relating to, characterized by, or producinganalgesia

Main Entry: 2analgesic
Function: noun
: an agent for producing analgesia
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Medical Dictionary

analgesic an·al·ge·sic (ān'əl-jē'zĭk, -sĭk)
n.
A medication capable of reducing or eliminating pain. Also called analgetic. adj.
Characterized by analgesia.

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