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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

There's this much reported case of a woman who suffered from convulsions after taking a medicine for diabetes which had a similar sounding name to an analgesic she had been prescribed.

From BBC Sep. 30, 2025

“In an earlier study, we reported that for the analgesic ketamine, pain relief correlates negatively with how strongly connected two regions of the default mode network are before the drug’s administration,” explains Ueno.

From Science Daily Dec. 3, 2024

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

Valuable as these agents are when deep anesthesia is required for the carrying out of operative procedures, they have not proved satisfactory as analgesic agents.

From The Mother and Her Child by William S. Sadler

“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

"This is a potentially valuable target for new development of analgesics," he said.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2023

He had left the court at one point Wednesday to receive anti-inflammatories and analgesics, he said.

From Washington Post Jul. 7, 2022

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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