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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

"It's thought that acetaminophen exerts its analgesic effect through the endocannabinoid system, which is also very important for fetal development," Woodbury said.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 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

As a rule this sort of light inhalation serves to produce the desired analgesic effect.

From The Mother and Her Child by William S. Sadler

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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