analgesia

English

/ˌæn.əlˈd͡ʒiː.zi.ə/, /ˌæn.əlˈd͡ʒiː.ʒə/

noun
Definitions
  • (medicine) The inability to feel pain
  • (pharmaceutical drug) Medication that acts to relieve pain

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek ἀναλγησία (want of feeling, insensibility), ἀλγέω (suffer, feel bodily pain).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ἀλγέω

Gloss

suffer, feel bodily pain

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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