analgesia

Noun

Meaning

Absence of sensibility to pain.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

pica relief ease coma anesthesia trance mitigation anesthetic inactivity apathy appeasement numbness narcosis abatement alleviation
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Antonyms

interest damage opposition concern pain suffering
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Hypernyms

physical condition physiological condition physiological state

Related terms

algesia antalgesic

Phrases with the word

spinal analgesia

Examples

Analgesics Analgesics (also known as "painkillers") are used to relieve pain (achieve analgesia). Source: Internet

Both analgesia and drug addiction are functions of the mu opioid receptor, the class of opioid receptor first identified as responsive to morphine. Source: Internet

As such, in general, the idea of alcohol for analgesia is considered a primitive practice in virtually all industrialized countries today. Source: Internet

Endorphins, a contraction of the term endogenous morphines, are responsible for analgesia (reducing pain), causing sleepiness, and feelings of pleasure. Source: Internet

Episodic analgesia may occur under special circumstances, such as in the excitement of sport or war: a soldier on the battlefield may feel no pain for many hours from a traumatic amputation or other severe injury. Source: Internet

Dextromethorphan has been noted to slow the development of tolerance to opioids and exert additional analgesia by acting upon the NMDA receptors; some analgesics such as methadone and ketobemidone and perhaps piritramide have intrinsic NMDA action. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

analgen analgene analgese analgesic analgesically analgesimeter