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analgesic

[an-l-jee-zik, -sik] / ˌæn lˈdʒi zɪk, -sɪk /
NOUN
pain remover
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When we look at relaxing paintings, we actually activate our pain analgesic response.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026

When the team tested the effects of boosting acetylcholine in mice that had tolerance to opioids, they saw the same long-lasting analgesic effects.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2023

And so there is no analgesic for the moral injury that comes with realizing that Canadian McDonald’s have decided American Big Macs are simply too small for their liking.

From Slate ● Sep. 7, 2023

As for pain relief, two studies were conducted to examine the analgesic effect of nostalgia on different levels of pain.

From National Geographic ● Jul. 28, 2023

This being true, you will deal leniently with me for the opinion I hold as to their analgesic action.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 275, April 9, 1881 by Various

The medications “are not analgesics in the traditional sense, but they are becoming increasingly relevant to pain medicine,” they wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

“Multiple days of treatment are often required, and antibiotics and analgesics may also be administered to treat secondary infection and control pain,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

When it comes to analgesics, always consult your physician first.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2025

"We can use this information as a springboard to develop new peptide-based analgesics that prevent this signaling complex from forming," said Bunnett.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2024

Many of the synthetical coal-tar products now so largely employed as analgesics are powerful toxic agents.

From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison ) Robertson


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