Analgesia vs. Analgesic

Analgesia vs. Analgesic — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Analgesia and Analgesic

Analgesianoun

(medicine) The inability to feel pain

epidural analgesia

Analgesicnoun

(pharmacology) Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation. anesthetic.}}

Analgesianoun

(pharmaceutical drug) Medication that acts to relieve pain

She was able to take analgesia orally.

Analgesicadjective

(pharmaceutical effect) Of or relating to analgesia; anodyne.

Analgesianoun

absence of the sense of pain without loss of consciousness

Analgesicadjective

(of medicine) Acting to relieve pain; being an analgesic.

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Analgesicadjective

(of a person, etc) Unable to feel pain.

Analgesicnoun

a medicine used to relieve pain

Analgesicadjective

capable of relieving pain;

the anodyne properties of certain drugsan analgesic effect