analgesic
English
/ˌæn.l̩ˈdʒiː.zɪk/
noun
Definitions
- (pharmacology) Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation. Contrast m
Etymology
Affix from English analgesia (absence of pain) derived from Ancient Greek ἀν- (not, without).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἀν-
Gloss
not, without
Concept
Semantic Field
Miscellaneous function words
Ontological Category
Other
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- analgesia English
- analgesically English
- analgesize English
- anemia English
- anorexia nervosa English
- anosmia English
- antianalgesia English
- audioanalgesia English
- coanalgesic English
- cryoanalgesia English
- electroanalgesia English
- equianalgesic English
- nonanalgesic English
- oligoanalgesia English
- an- Latin
- anencephalia Latin
- anosmia Latin
- nervōsa Latin
- Analphabet German
- Anarchismus German
- Anoures French
- anaérobie French
- anhédonie French
- анаэроб Russian
- analfabeto Spanish, Castilian
- ἀλγέω Ancient Greek
- ἀν- Ancient Greek
- ἀναλγησία Ancient Greek
- ὀρύσσω Ancient Greek
- *n̥- Proto-Indo-European
- analfabeto Portuguese
- ainéime Irish
- anaemach Irish
- anaemacht Irish
- anailgéiseach Irish
- anoreksi Danish
- ανορύσσω Greek (modern)
- Anaspida Translingual