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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

"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 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

Through the kind invitation of your directors, I am present to give you the history of "rapid breathing" as an analgesic agent, as well as my experience therein since I first discovered it.

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

Common treatments delivered directly into joints, including analgesics, corticosteroids, and viscosupplements, can ease symptoms, but their effects are often short-lived, and they do not consistently slow the progression of the disease.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

The reason, its authors wrote, was that “we had no data available on analgesics or possible local anesthetics used during ritual circumcisions in our cohort, so we were unable to address the paracetamol hypothesis directly.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2025

He added that pain killers, analgesics and steel pins to mend fractures were running out amid the crush of patients.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2021

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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