Analgesia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌæn.əlˈd͡ʒiː.zi.ə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Analgesia is a noun meaning (medicine) The inability to feel pain.
Meaning
(medicine) The inability to feel pain.
More Meanings
- (medicine) A process of temporarily reducing the ability to feel pain; the provision of this service.
- (loosely, metonymic, often proscribed) A medication that performs this action: one that relieves pain.
Example Sentences
epidural analgesia
apply an analgesia
She was able to take analgesia orally.
Most physical distress yields to some analgesia—not so depression.
Word Forms
- analgesias
Synonyms for analgesia
Depending on context, synonyms include analgia, analgesic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pain, balm, analgesics, insensibility, anesthesia, painlessness.
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